Uncorked | Minnie Driver, Nigel Hawthorne

Uncorked | Minnie Driver, Nigel Hawthorne | Perfect!

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Uncorked

	Uncorked Minnie Driver, Nigel Hawthorne Lions Gate, 2001 average customer review:based on 21 reviews
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highly recommended

John Huddles tries hard to charm audiences with his modest little American indie comedy about a kooky British clan on a sprawling northern California estate. Rufus Sewell is the would-be family entrepreneur on a financial losing streak ready to sink the last of his fortune on a failed manganese mine. His girlfriend (Minnie Driver) can't talk him out of the doomed venture and his brother is busy getting back to nature, so eccentric uncle Nigel Hawthorne climbs down from his spiritual cloud to knock some sense into his nephew: "His karma was constipated. I gave him an enema." Executive producers Driver and Hawthorne were surely drawn to the sweetly offbeat characters and hopeful message of healing in the script, but Huddles's stylistic gymnastics distract from the comedy's gentle pace and simple tone, and even these engaging performers can't buoy the film through the phony contrivances of the feel-good finale. The film has previously been released under the names At Sachem Farm and Higher Love. --Sean Axmaker

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Sewell is just splendid in this film. I doubt many people have seen it, but it's well worth the watch. Rufus's character is obsessed with finding where he fits in today's world, yet his uncle knows. It may seem a bit much at first with the uncle pouring out all of his only known inheritance(the wine), but there is a point to it all. Take my word on this; it teaches a person not to judge and to utilize his/her talents instead of "sqirming" away the hours of one's life.

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DVD was in perfect condition! Came quickly and in time for Christmas. Thanks so much, David!

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I'm only in it for Mr. Tang......

I liked this movie, because it seemed like there was subtle and wistful moral to the story. A lesson in how to get over yourself, how to face fear of failure, and if those fears come true, how to pick yourself up and move forward.

Ross, the lead in the movie, is extroverted, always talking, always busy, and he's taken the fate of his family and the world on his shoulders, whether they want him to, or like or not. However his family doesn't need saving, and they continue onward in their lives, as he rants and raves in frustration around them, his intentions are good, his grasp of the big picture - not so much.

The first time you watch the movie, his family does seem as frustrating, and nonsensical. Frustrating events occur, the situation seems bleak. And then the movie begans to explain.

It's nice to Rufus Sewell in a role where he isn't playing the bad guy (Knights Tale, The Illusionist, The Holiday, for instance)he's an interesting actor to watch, partially because his head seems so much proportionally larger then everyone elses, and partially because it's easy to imagine that role strikes close to his real life personality.

My favorite part of this movie, alluded to in the title of this review, is the musical stylings of the Keone Young, the actor playing "Mr. Tang".

To sum up, I found this to be a sweet, introspective movie, that made me look into my own life a little deeper. And for that, I recommend it.

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