Sideways

2004 • 127 minutes

À propos de ce film

The misadventures begin when Miles (Paul Giamatti), an un-recovered divorcé and would-be novelist with a wine fixation, decides to gift old college buddy and washed-up actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) with a celebratory trip to the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley the week before Jack's wedding. The two couldn't be an odder couple. Jack is an over-sexed charmer; Miles is a sad-sack worrier. Jack is looking for his "last taste of freedom"; Miles just wants to taste perfection in a bottle. Jack is fine with cheap Merlot; Miles pines for the elusive, perfect Pinot. Indeed, the only thing they seem to share in common is the same heady mix of failed ambitions and fading youth. And yet, as they make their way up the coast, Miles and Jack soon find themselves drowning in wine and women. Both men careen dangerously and comically toward mid-life crises. Now, the wedding approaches and with it the certainty that Miles and Jack won't make it back to Los Angeles unscathed or unchanged...if they get back there at all.

Notes et avis

Some good one liners, most of which you'll have seen in the trailer. We found the film about 30 minutes too long, and because Paul G's character is so negative and depressing, we weren't empathising with either of the leads. Overall we were a bit disappointed given the high Rotten Tomatoes score, but we reckon it's another example of film buffs vs movie goers.

This is a fantastic drama-comedy. I HATE FUCKING MERLOT!!

Yawns.. not funny at all.