In Wine Country, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, and Emily Spivey all seem to be having a blast, but the resultant movie is unfunny and forgettable.

| May 27, 2019

All in all, it's a drinkable, if at times indulgent, affair.

| May 15, 2019

A curious letdown.

| May 14, 2019

A pleasant and perfectly watchable comedy that would have died on the vine in theaters, "Wine Country" is casual viewing done right.

| Original Score: B- | May 14, 2019

...if you saw this group of friends in a restaurant or at a wine tasting or walking down the street, you'd either feel grateful you have a similar crew, or you'd sure as heck wish you did.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 11, 2019

But while this isn't the most original project that any of these women have ever done, it is as warm and comfortable as a cashmere blanket draped around one's shoulders by a considerate friend.

| Original Score: B- | May 10, 2019

A waste of talent that makes Wine Country even more forgettable than its jokes.

| May 10, 2019

Unlike basically every other drunken comedy ever made, this one has experiences of womanhood baked into every layer.

| May 10, 2019

Despite having only one character trait apiece, the cast each slip into their semi-fictionalised roles as comfortably as a trusty longline cardigan. If only there were a bit of edge on show.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 10, 2019

For a group of actresses with improv comedy chops, it feels labored at times. And it doesn't have the zany, unpredictable energy of a movie like Bridesmaids.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 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.

| Original Score: C+ | May 9, 2019

Wine Country is basically Poehler's version of Adam Sandler's Netflix-funded vacations, but with some introspect in place of Sandler's crass gags.

| May 9, 2019

Star Amy Poehler's directing debut about six female friends on a weekend break in Napa trips up on its journey from silly to soul-searching. No matter. Poehler seems to think that the pleasure of their company is enough. She's right.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 9, 2019

Amy Poehler's directorial debut never really leaves its Eileen Fisher-clad comfort zone, but it'll probably be a hit regardless with women of a certain age.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 9, 2019

By slyly acknowledging the clichés of "this type of movie," it distances itself from them before diving in. More importantly, it clears space for its mega-talented performers to pour on the laughs.

| Original Score: 83/100 | May 9, 2019

It may proffer fart jokes and pratfalls, but it also has profound and insightful things to say about what it is that keeps old friends returning to each other, even after the inside jokes are exhausted-and the limits of those bonds.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 9, 2019

Wine Country goes down like a decent pinot grigio -- something that might not be a medal winner, but which isn't half bad.

| May 9, 2019

Because the talent amassed here is so impressive, I wish the film had been more focused.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 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.

| May 9, 2019

What's most painful is that Wine Country isn't as funny as just having brunch with this talented bunch would be.

| Original Score: C- | May 8, 2019