There are probably more than a hundred movies like this one every year. I really can't understand why it got to the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

Alexander Paynes Oscar winning "Sideways" is smart and funny, touching and honest. Paul Giamatti has long been one of my favourite actors; his performance here is masterfully measured and controlled. Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madson and Sandra Oh are all superb; Haden Church's finest. The photography effortlessly transports you to wine country and Giamatti's Miles is your capable guide. The sublime Golden Globe nominiated jazz score makes all the right moves. Sideways is must see.

Brilliant screenplay that contains multiple lines that I still quote regularly (“Are you chewing gum?”) mixed with a heartbreaking performance by Paul Giamatti. Depressed, broken, and lonely, he represents a particular kind of middle-aged sad sack that I can identify with. Payne’s cynicism feels tempered here, or at least it doesn’t bother me as much. Lovely performance by Virginia Madsen.

Oh sooo boring... Why this movie received such positive press and reviews I do not get.

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