Preview: Bottle Shock (2008)

• Poster: C; C-

Review:

Too much orange. Too small of text. From the Sideways-esque design and the mostly unfunny trailer, I wouldn't think that the words here would make it much better.

I haven't seen a poster like this for quite some time and I was beginning to hope the rudimentary hand-drawn artwork was a thing of the past, but not only do they used these stylized characters, they put it on a real life background, which doesn't help in the least. Sure, the people are representing the plot of the film, but looking at this, who would care that much?

• Trailer: C+

Review:

There are only one or two humorous moments here and its decidedly pro-"hick" slant make for a relatively boring film. It seems more like a diatribe against the French than it does an inspiration polemic.

Oscar Prospects:

Alan Rikcman isn't going to be going to the Oscars for this film, though I do hope one day he gets something significantly better in the near future.

Release Date:

• August 6, 2008

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (June 15, 2008) Original

-Wesley Lovell (August 24, 2008) New Poster; Buy the Poster Enabled