
Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.... (Full plot summary below)
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Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThere's some quirky fun and modest insight along the way, even if the whole process might seem silly to all but the most devoted wine connoisseurs. |
| New York PostKyle SmithSomm does a fairly impressive job of making wine tasting somewhat cinematic despite its being essentially unfilmable, at least until taste-o-vision comes along. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramPerhaps the whole business is too cerebral and circumspect to stir up emotional involvement, or perhaps there’s a tinge of wine snobbery that has a slightly distancing effect. Then again, maybe it’s wrong to expect much in the way of excitement from a quiet art best suited to the sedate setting of a fine restaurant. |
| VarietyJustin Chang[It's] a Herculean feat that all but requires advanced degrees in wine theory, history, geography, service and, most crucially, tasting, all of which director Jason Wise examines in crisp, quaffable if overlong fashion. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferMildly suspenseful and informative, but occasionally repetitive and boring. You'll never look at a sommelier the same way again. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe film's formula of following these four from three weeks before the start of things right through the competition is a tried and true one that can't help but have success. |
| Anchorage PressIndra ArriagaPerhaps one of the best messages in SOMM: Into the Bottle is that wine's ultimate raison d'être is to be enjoyed, so viewers can feel good about their evolving tastes and just drink it. |
| DeciderJade BudowskiSomm is the rare documentary that truly has you invested from the very beginning, takes you on an emotional roller coaster, and teaches you something about a topic you may otherwise never have learned. |
| Film RacketChristopher NullI found myself far more interested in the wines these guys were drinking than in them as individuals. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThe whole thing is much more fun than you'd imagine watching people drink would be, and by the end, you're surprisingly invested in which of the guys, if any, will pass the final test. |