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Sideways (2004),
Director: Alexander Payne, rated R for language, sex,
nudity In
Search of Wine. In Search of Women. In Search of Themselves.
  Starring: Paul Giamatti,
Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke,
Jessica Hecht, MC Gainey
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
DML Top 50
#42 -
Dad's Full (Spoiler) Review
and Deep Dive of Sideways
"Half my life is over
and I have nothing to show for it. Nothing. I am a thumbprint on
the window of a skyscraper.
I'm a smudge of excrement on a
tissue surging out to sea with a million tons of raw sewage." –
Miles
Why watch this?
... comedy, wine, romance, golf, depression, infidelity, more
wine...
Plot Summary:
Two middle-aged friends, Miles and Jack, are on a week-long road
trip through California's Santa Barbara wine country as a
celebration of Jack's upcoming wedding. Miles, a wine enthusiast
and struggling writer, hopes for a peaceful escape from his
recent divorce and stalled career. Jack, a carefree actor, is
more focused on having one last fling before getting married.
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Dad's Preview:
Set in Santa Barbara wine country, this film's heart is
wine-tasting, however its soul is the relationship between two
best friends, Miles and Jack. One is an intelligent, struggling
writer. The other is an over-confident, calloused, has-been
actor. They are nothing alike. They fight a lot, as many best
friends do, and they are often brutally
honest. Yet deep down, the lugs love each other. Giamatti is
quickly becoming my go-to actor, and Haden Church never
disappoints. |
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Michael London
Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures |
