About 50 minutes too long. There is some proper mystery here, but it's just 1 death and basically just 1 single element to uncover. And they never even say what Columbo figured out. Did he solve the murder? How? Just guess it?
The issue is that it's all very slow-paced with little energy. No great emotional connections, no drama, no deep intellect. There is a young woman in love, but she gets a few scenes only. We are largely just exploring the world of wines and see how they debate them. Yet while wine is crucial to the story we never quite get enough detail to figure out what part wine or anything else plays here.
The issue is that it's all very slow-paced with little energy. No great emotional connections, no drama, no deep intellect. There is a young woman in love, but she gets a few scenes only. We are largely just exploring the world of wines and see how they debate them. Yet while wine is crucial to the story we never quite get enough detail to figure out what part wine or anything else plays here.