Sideways (2004):

Starring:

Paul Giamatti - Miles

Thomas Haden Church - Jack

Virginia Madsen - Maya

Sandra Oh - Stephanie

Mary Louise Burke - Miles' Mother

Jessica Hecht - Victoria

Missy Doty - Cammi

M.C. Gainey - Cammi's Husband

Alysia Reiner - Christine Erganian

Director:

Alexander Payne (The Descendants; Election; About Schmidt)

Synopsis:

A wine tasting road trip to salute Jack's final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. The comically mismatched pair, who share little more than their history and a heady blend of failed potential and fading youth, soon find themselves drowning in wine and women. Emerging from a haze of pinot noir, wistful yearnings and trepidation about the future, the two inevitably collide with reality.

Review:

It's the role Paul Giamatti was born to play (if he wasn't born to play the orangutan in Planet Of The Apes). Two very funny lead actors doing something you wouldn't think would be funny, going on a wine tasting tour. Extremely funny. THC, can I ever say anything bad about him? (I have selective memory so I choose to forget him as The Sandman in Spider-man 3). Loved almost every moment of this film, with the exception of I did NOT need to see M.C. Gainey's dick. but you might have to weigh through a few wieners to get to some gold. Tons of banging, a lot of comedy. A goddamn incredibly enjoyable movie. SEE IT!

Budget: $16,000,000

Box Office: $109,502,303

Profit: $93,502,303

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Flixster: 77%

96%

Lead Acting: 15/15

Supporting Cast: 14/15

Plot: 10/10

Compared To The Genre: 10/10

Cinematography: 18/20

Intrigue: 19/20

Extra: 10/10