SOMM

2012

Action / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 81% · 23 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 5187 5.2K

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Plot summary

Somm takes the viewer on a humorous, emotional and illuminating look into the mysterious world of the Court of Master Sommeliers and their massively intimidating Master Sommelier Exam.

Director

Jason Wise Photo
Jason Wise

Top cast

Jay Fletcher Photo
Jay Fletcher as Self
Ian Cauble Photo
Ian Cauble as Self
Fred Dame Photo
Fred Dame as Self
Brian McClintic Photo
Brian McClintic as Self
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860.94 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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1.73 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rghnaish 6 / 10

Some good wine comment among the testosterone-fuelled wine bravado of sommelier candidates

Some good wine comment among the testosterone-fuelled wine bravado of sommelier candidates. It seems the only quality these candidates feel they need is to talk fast and with confidence - rule is just name any flavour that comes to your mind. So the aim is to convince the customer in the restaurant that you know exactly what you're talking about. And of course we know that the customer is always satisfied if they have been convinced by a sommelier that the wine they are having is wonderful and well worth the price. Consumer psychology 101.
Reviewed by manuatimdb 6 / 10

Somm, or how to turn a wonderful art and cultural achievement into a soulless competition

Wine is one of the most beautiful things in the world, combining history, culture,art, nature and tradition. It is made in order for people to have more joy in their lives. At least thats the attitude most wine drinkers in the old world countries have towards wine. Unfortunately, since countries like Great Britain and the United States never had such an old wine tradition like for instance counties like Italy or France, some people over there got everything wrong and because of their incapacity of feeling and respecting wine like they should do, they started to build an "elite" community, called master sommeliers. The only purpose of this "elite" community is to use wine as a subject of some kind of completely soulless competition. The result is shown in its full cruelty in this film. Teachers (Master Sommeliers) as well as students (Master Sommelier candidates) are doing their best to let wine seem like a cardio machine in a fitness studio. Culture is something these people have never understood and will never understand. For real wine lovers who know what wine is made for, with at least little glimpse of cultural background, education and, above all, heart, this film is hardly bearable.
Reviewed by debbeechhome 8 / 10

Very engaging

I didn't really expect to like a movie about wine geeks, but this movie really pulled me into the process that the four lead characters were going through to become members of the very elite master sommelier group. Less than 200 people worldwide have this certification. Jason, Dustin, Brian and Dlynn all had very different approaches to exam, with different strengths and weaknesses. I found all the lead characters extremely likable and you could not help but root for all of them to pass the exam. I thought the cinematography was good. I particularly liked the use of the wine glass as a segue between scenes. The movie did drag a little in some of the exam preparation scenes.
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