Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen Ź
Director: Alexander Payne
Studio Synopsis: Two old friends set off on a wine-tasting road trip...only to veer dizzily sideways into a wry, comedic exploration of the crazy vicissitudes of love and friendship, the damnable persistence of loneliness and dreams and the enduring war between Pinot and Cabernet. The misadventures begin when Miles (Paul Giamatti), an un-recovered divorcˇ and would-be novelist with a wine fixation, decides to gift his old college buddy and washed-up actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) with a celebratory trip to the vineyards of the Central Coast the week before Jack's wedding. As they make their way up the coast, Miles and Jack soon find themselves drowning in wine and women (Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen). When Jack falls head-over-heels for a local wine pourer and threatens to call off his nuptials, Miles tries to keep his friend on the straight and narrow. But Miles' own romantic encounter with a wine-savvy waitress interferes and sends them both careening headlong into reality.
Rating: R
Running Time: 123 minutes
Official Web site: http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/
Trailer: http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/
Reviews:
Hollywood.com (4 stars)
The Miami Herald (4 stars)
The Sun-Sentinel (4 stars)
Local 10 (3 1/2 stars)
Street Weekly (3 1/2 stars)
City Link
Miami New Times
The Palm Beach Daily News
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