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"Some dreams can't stay bottled up."

Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.

Top Cast

  • Mamoudou Athie

    Mamoudou Athie

    Elijah

  • Courtney B. Vance

    Courtney B. Vance

    Louis

  • Niecy Nash

    Niecy Nash

    Sylvia

  • Matt McGorry

    Matt McGorry

    Harvard

  • Sasha Compère

    Sasha Compère

    Tanya

  • Gil Ozeri

    Gil Ozeri

    Richie

  • Kelly Jenrette

    Kelly Jenrette

    Brenda

  • Bernard David Jones

    Bernard David Jones

    JT

  • Meera Rohit Kumbhani

    Meera Rohit Kumbhani

    Leann

Overview

Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.

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6.1 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Mar 28, 2022

    This film has a problem with it's pace. The story is of a young man (Mamoudou Athie) who is passionate about his wine and who wants to become a professional sommelier. He faces the usual reservations from his restauranteur father (Courtney B. Vance) - who yearns for him to follow in his footsteps at his rib-joint. Things come to a head when he has the opportunity to travel to Paris with his student friends to finesse his skills and - with the help of a family fund-raiser - he just about manages to get there (going halves with his friend) before his cancer-stricken mother causes all concerned to reappraise their priorities. The concept is well-trodden, but the acting is sensitive and makes a decent attempt to break down stereotypes - both of a racial, and of a gender nature - using wine as an interesting conduit. Unfortunately, it lacks oomph - the performances and direction have a sort of laissez-faire style about them - the passion is described well enough, but we don't see much evidence of it in action.

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