{"id":26639,"date":"2020-04-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/?p=26639"},"modified":"2020-04-03T00:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T04:15:58","slug":"uncorked-pours-an-interesting-story-which-is-then-spilled-by-the-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/?p=26639","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Uncorked\u2019 pours an interesting story which is then spilled by the ending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-04-03-Uncorked-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-04-03-Uncorked-movie-poster.jpg 250w, https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-04-03-Uncorked-movie-poster-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By MARK VIOLA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An overbearing parent who wants their child to take over the family business. A son or daughter who wants to strike out on their own to follow a different dream. The two clash, neither able to understand the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If that sounds like a movie or a book or a television series you\u2019ve seen before, I\u2019m not surprised. This basic plot has been used hundreds of times over the years. And, like most basic plots, some of the works are great, and some are decidedly not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest version of this story is \u201cUncorked,\u201d written and directed by Prentice Penny (\u201cInsecure,\u201d \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d), who is making his feature film debut after a career in television. The film was released on Netflix last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The particular spin Penny puts on the basic story has us following Elijah (Mamoudou Athie, \u201cThe Circle\u201d), who is working for his father, Louis (Courtney B. Vance, \u201cAmerican Crime Story\u201d), at his BBQ restaurant, one that he inherited from his own father. Louis expects Elijah to take over the family business, but his son\u2019s heart lies, not in BBQ, but in wine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUncorked\u201d has an interesting premise, especially if you like wine, although that is by no means a requirement. I\u2019ve never been a fan of wine myself, but I learned quite a bit by watching the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, \u201cUncorked\u201d suffers from a terribly lackluster ending that takes nearly all of the wind from the story\u2019s sails. It\u2019s almost a non-ending, because of all the moments you could have ended the movie at, the one Penny chooses really doesn\u2019t make much sense to me at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, that is a shame, because I was actually enjoying the movie up to that point. The lead performances, especially those from Athie and Vance, had me caring about the characters and their plights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By MARK VIOLA An overbearing parent who wants their child to take over the family business. A son or daughter who wants to strike out on their own to follow a different dream. The two clash, neither able to understand the other. 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