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The highest praise I can give to Mondovino is that it makes you want to sample every vintage it shows you.
80
Consistently fascinating material provides an uncommonly eloquent, provocative statement against globalization that's sure to stimulate thinking audiences.
80
An entertaining film that is neither stuffy nor pretentious.
80
This cagey and compelling 2004 documentary looks at the world of wine, but it's actually a nuanced, provocative piece of journalism about globalization and its discontents.
75
An intoxicating attack on the homogenization of wines around the world - a "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the oneophile set.
75
If "Sideways" made you curious about vino, this fierce, funny and challenging doc opens up a world worth debating.
75
The real subject, though, is how globalization fosters a homogeneous, "same-old-stuff" conformity that molds almost everything on the planet into an ever-shrinking number of shapes, sizes, and varieties.
75
The film's ambitiously eye-opening hypothesis, colorful characters, genuine compassion, and unexpected humor will make for a great vintage in years to come.
75
It's such a knowledgeable work and so pleasantly obsessed with its subject that it will interest even audiences whose attraction to wine is only casual.
75
Despite its visual restlessness and its dogs, Mondovino is a fascinating film.
