From The Vine

Toronto CEO Marco Gentile (Joe Pantoliano) resigns in protest after being unable to fulfil a promise to his predecessor to make his company more environmentally responsible. Alarming his wife and daughter, he swiftly arranges a return to the Italian town of his youth, where it is soon revealed to him the answer to his personal crisis may lie in service to something outside himself. He decides to resurrect his grandfather’s vineyard, and in the process helps to breathe life back into a township in decline. But will his wife and daughter come along for the ride?

Film and TV veterans Pantoliano and Wendy Crewson breeze effortlessly through this feel-good comedy. Director Sean Cisterna’s supporting cast too, though somewhat stereotypical, are likeable small-town characters, and while this film doesn’t reach any great heights, it will still leave you with a warm feeling in your chest like you’ve just sipped a nice glass of red.

★★★