Wine Country
Netflix | Release Date: May 8, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
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11
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88
TheWrapYolanda MachadoMay 6, 2019
Wine Country shows that women in their 50s are in one of the best phases of their lives, a time to be celebrated, welcomed, and enjoyed with good friends and good wine. Read full review
80
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 6, 2019
Wine Country is scrappy and, at times, misjudged but it’s also very, very funny with a cast of women whose collective charm makes the patchier moments forgivable. Watching it with wine helps too. Read full review
75
ObserverOliver JonesMay 9, 2019
Buried beneath its furious, catch-as-catch-can approach to humor (Wine Country never met a joke it didn’t like), the film is a moving and nuanced portrayal of how difficult it is to be open and vulnerable even to those who love us utterly and without apology. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerMay 7, 2019
Judging by her funny, warm, drawn-from-life feature directing debut Wine Country, Amy Poehler is a gracious friend. She and screenwriters Emily Spivey and Liz Cackowski ensure that the many former “Saturday Night Live” performers and writers assembled for this Napa Valley-set Netflix comedy get moments to shine. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 6, 2019
The friends we see on-screen are equally close in real life, and the outing depicted in Wine Country was inspired by similar trips they’ve made together. That explains the second-nature chemistry that makes them so much fun to watch, even when the shenanigans...leave one longing for the outrageousness of an all-female studio comedy like “Bridesmaids” or “Girls Trip.” Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMay 6, 2019
Poehler's adept at showcasing not just the comic gifts of her cast, whose decades-long friendships began in improv theaters and at SNL, but also the joyful vamping that connects their characters. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeMay 10, 2019
While the chemistry between the core cast is easy and convincing, generated by skillful banter and impromptu singalongs, the scripted elements of Wine Country are more mixed. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 9, 2019
A pleasant and perfectly watchable comedy that would have died on the vine in theaters, Wine Country is casual viewing done right. Read full review
63
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonMay 9, 2019
The movie is at its best when the women are focused on the common enemy: getting older. Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartMay 9, 2019
Poehler isn’t quite cynical enough to pull off a comedy in which, to paraphrase “Seinfeld,” there’s no hugging and learning, but Wine Country could have been improved by keeping its emotional scenes more in reserve — like a high-end cabernet. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMay 8, 2019
It isn’t good, exactly — as boozy friend-reunion comedies go, it’s no “Girls Trip” or “The World’s End” — but it has its ticklish grace notes, plus some first-rate second and third bananas, despite a script that seems to be working both too hard and not hard enough. Read full review
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Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMay 9, 2019
There’s plenty of drinking, bonding, and bickering. But none of the jokes feel as barbed-wire sharp as the material you know these brilliant comic actresses could have come up with if they tossed out the script and just ad-libbed. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 18, 2019
Wine Country is no “Sideways,” even if the contrived stakes are supposed to be greater. It’s built for a particular audience and some of the laughs will hit home for anybody who’s gotten that AARP “invitation” in the mail. But Poehler’s film never crosses the tipping point of being worth 100 minutes of your time. Read full review
50
SlateInkoo KangMay 11, 2019
Maybe this dream team would be better showcased by a "Tea With the Dames" situation, in which they were allowed to toss out the script and booze it up as their own funny selves. Anyone else up for Chardonnay With the Comedians? Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekMay 9, 2019
Wine Country springs to life here and there, but there’s something dispiriting about the way these women seem to be working hard for laughs rather than just being funny. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireMay 9, 2019
But because the talent amassed here is so impressive, I wish the film had been more focused. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisMay 8, 2019
The comedy is situational and confessional, the flat one-liners mixed in with more memorable physical comedy. The scripted lines rarely zing, sing or sting (some seem improvised), but when the performers fall down or screw up their faces, you get to watch them fill in their characters with something like real feeling. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 8, 2019
It’s clear that a verité, fly-on-the-wall record of these SNL livewires on vacation would have made a hilarious documentary. What we have instead follows the Sitcom 101 formula. Read full review
50
Slant MagazinePat BrownMay 6, 2019
The film’s relatively static approach to narrative works in scenes where the material is funny or elevated by a certain performance. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKimber MyersMay 6, 2019
You absolutely want to hang out with these charming, amusing women off-screen, but the time spent with their on-screen counterparts isn’t nearly as fun as you’d hope. Read full review
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VoxAlissa WilkinsonMay 9, 2019
Wine Country is a pleasant enough comedy about friendships in middle age and learning to embrace change. It’s surprising, though, that the film isn’t more fun. The pacing feels oddly slow, which blunts the edges of some of the jokes. For a group of actresses with improv comedy chops, it feels labored at times. Read full review
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