Movie Wine Country has got to be the most

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Contrived, cliche, inane, poorly written movie I think was ever made. Emmy winner Tina Fey should be ashamed - she is crazily inept My dog could act better. Amy Poehler only one with a glimpse of talent.

Plot: group of former coworkers go on a trip together in Napa.

[DURHAM D]

1. Why should Tina be ashamed?

Don't believe she wrote it, directed it or starred in it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Because she is hideously bad. Worst than bad. No

One could possibly do worse given a horrible script.

[msongs]

2. many successful actors choose stinkers and survive nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Just watch 15 min. It is uniquely bad...worse

than any stinker I have ever seen.

[yankeepants]

5. It is cringeworthy.

I didn't make it very far through it. I was embarrassed for the entire cast and crew.

[bif]

6. I thought the first five minutes were pretty funny

The conference call was amusing. And I didn't hate the rest of it. I've seen a lot worse. But it was pretty formulaic. I guess I have a higher threshold of pain than you do.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. I'll always defer to you, BIF :).

I think there are elements of dealing with VRBO, pulling a group together in these busy times, going to wine tastings that people can identify with. It's just that they aren't particularly humourous. Not even sure if Seinfeld and David could have made it all funny.

Bif, do actors have an out? Evidently they all read the script and thought it had promise? Or, maybe there was the appeal of all working together since many are friends? Is there a point later in production that someone can say "this sucks, I want out ?"

[bif]

8. I think once they commit, that's it

The big paycheck probably keeps them showing up every day for the shoot. And you just never know how a movie is going to turn out. I suspect a lot of times, the best material gets edited out. That's why outtakes at the end of movies was so popular for a while. Seems like you rarely see those any more. Maybe so they can sell "The Director's Cut" on DVD.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. I read the reviews on IMd and several said, I

Couldn't believe this movie was green-lighted. Maybe that's what producers do?

[Auggie]

10. Another thing: I recall hearing how "difficult" Cate Blanchett was while filming "Blue Jasmine" ...

Woody Allen is famous for keeping takes at a minimum, but Blanchett insisted on doing scenes over and over until she felt they were right. I'm sure there was a lot of eye rolling and diva insinuations, but when it was all over Blanchett got the Oscar, Allen got the credit, and investors got a boost at the box office.

What I'm getting at that one person cared just enough, and it made a huge difference.

It takes an entire company to make a great production. Maybe the cast, crew and producers did see it as just a paycheck. Maybe there was little collaboration. No ad libbing, spontaneity, or last-minute rewrites. No oversight. And that's too bad.

I agree that one is never quite sure how a film might turn out. It's art, and there's always a degree of risk in creating it. IMO the perseverance and tenacity of the artists involved can dictate whether it's at least an honest attempt or a fraud.

[Luciferous]

11. It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen but it was pretty bad.

[LuckyLib]

12. With the major comedians in it, I expected better.

Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler are talented. Too bad.