Twisted Vines (2023) Movie Review

Twisted Vines – Movie Review

Director: Jihane Mrad Balaa

Writer: Corinne Sbeih, Tom Stohlgren (Screenplay)

Cast

Brande Roderick (Starsky & Hutch)
Vivica A Fox (Independence Day)
Nikki Leigh (Silencer)
Michael Pare (Gone)
Brian Borello (Fat Camp)

Plot: A wine country wedding is interrupted by the sheriff who comes out to warn the guests about a nearby fire, but ends up staying to solve an unexpected murder that turns all the guests into suspects.

Runtime: 1 Hour 24 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Twisted Vines starts on the eve of Evan’s (Parks) wedding. His parents Sheryl (Fox) and Branson (Pare) arrive to meet his wife to be Mandy. As the families get to meet and mingle, the vineyard prepares for the big day.

When the big day comes, the wedding goes down. However, a fire has been spreading in the local area, causing the guests to become trapped in the vineyard. With the guests trapped, a more disturbing event happens, Mandy is found dead. This leads to Sheriff Windsome (Borello) needing to investigate to figure out who is the murderer.

Verdict on Twisted Vines

Twisted Vines is a murder mystery thriller. It follows a wedding party that becomes trapped at a vineyard by a fire, only for the guests to start to get killed off. A local Sheriff must investigate to figure out who the murderer really is.

This is a movie that looks to capitalize on the Knives Out and Glass Onion’s success. It has an interesting and complex murder mystery and brings together a host of combative characters. This keeps you guessing as we wait to see what the truth is. Everyone at the wedding party could be a suspect and we are left guessing right up to the reveal who the killer is. The performances are great from the whole cast, who bring their characters to life. this could easily be the beginning of a series of adventures between some of the characters.

Final Thoughts – Twisted Vines is a fun murder mystery drama.