The promotional material describes a lavish wedding, a surprising death, and a threatening fire that all contribute to an ideal murder mystery. I have to say, the scenery of Temecula Wine Country is beautiful to look at. My wife and I had very similar reactions after seeing it together. It initially struck me as if the film was making fun of this type of movie, which was surprising since that didn't seem to be the…

The promotional material suggests a lavish wedding, a sudden death, and a suspicious fire all contributing to an ideal murder mystery. I recently watched this film with my wife, and we had very similar impressions. My initial reaction was that it felt like a send-up of the genre; I was surprised to learn it wasn't intended as one. Usually, a movie establishes its central ideas and introduces characters early o…