Champagne Problems
Published November 28, 2025
Film info
- Title Champagne Problems
- Director Mark Steven Johnson
- Year 2025
- Run time 1hr 39m
- Genres Romance, Comedy
- Tagline Christmas in France is always a good idea
A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:29 | You are kidding me that Don Perrignon was an actual person. |
| 3:43 | “Even when I’m batting a thousand, Marvin keeps on moving the goal posts.” |
| 12:45 | A wine bookstore sounds right up my street. |
| 21:43 | Now these two have good chemistry. |
| 27:04 | Roberto is adorable. |
| 31:09 | “I always quote Terminator 2 when I’m anxious.” |
| 37:44 | New electric Peugeot plug. |
| 42:57 | Why does all wine need to come with a test?? |
| 54:40 | “I stumble all the time… I just learned to make it part of the dance.” |
| 1:00:55 | Wasn’t expecting this incredible Die Hard discourse in the middle of a rom-com. |
| 1:17:50 | You have to love a movie where the hero is up against impossible odds. |
| 1:23:48 | “She’s not wrong. Everything I know about France I learned from Ratatouille.” |
Thoughts
So I was on my merry way looking to watch Jingle Bell Heist when this popped up - I hadn’t heard of it and watched it purely on the strength of Minka Kelly being in Friday Night Lights that I loved so very much. And what a brilliant find this was! Okay, it was entirely predictable and ok the guy from Drops of God was in a film about wine that also included a wine challenge, but put those things aside and it was brilliant.
The rom-com at the centre was over-dramatic and entirely wonderful, great chemistry between the two leads. The family drama was also brilliant, the big business plot set a nice backdrop and then you had the exceptional bromance brewing between Roberto and Otto. Fantastic. Plus there was a lot of French in there and it was all gloriously Christmassy. LOVE.
Rating: 5 / 5
