Bottle Shock: Soon to Video
There are only three theaters in the Houston area that are showing Bottle Shock. That should have been my first clue. It wasn’t a bad movie, but it isn’t worth a trip to the theater either. It will make a nice diversion some weekend at home. The movie would have been much better with a bottle of wine instead of an overpriced soda. I really wanted to like the movie, but there was too much to explain in under two hours. I just wasn’t convinced. I think the fact that it was based on real events was its downfall. It wasn’t a complete waste of time, but I suggest waiting.
August 18th, 2008 at 12:59 am
I saw Bottle Shock this weekend too. I liked it more than you I think. It doesn’t surprise me that it was only playing in three theaters– actually that’s pretty good, considering it’s basically being self-distributed through Freestyle. I think it was only in a little over 100 screens nationwide. I thought the fact that it was based on a true story to be really cool. Shows how these people in a small town in California really beat the odds. Loved the performances and laughed my butt off.