Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Sideways review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 03/28/2012
An actor named Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church) and writer friend Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) go on a trip. They drop by Mile’s mother. His mom reminds about his ex-wife Victoria, free for 2 years. Jack is getting married to Christine and talks about Mile’s lack of a relationship. The “car scene” is one of the funniest from the film. Location and days were detailed when the pair travels and soundtrack enlightening. They both encounter Maya (Virginia Madsen), a waitress and meets Stephanie. Miles discovers that Victoria has remarried.
Cinematography and direction was good if only the pace of the story could be said the same. Paul Giamatti’s acting brought this picture alive, as you can really see the pain and depression based on his experiences. Screenplay was …
Rating of
4/4
Want some cheese with that whine?
The Film Rebel - wrote on 11/30/2010
Open a bottle of pinot noir and enjoy this hilariously dark comedy of middle aged buddies Miles and Jack.
Miles is a depressed alcoholic (at least when it comes to whine) and an aspiring author. Jack is a D-list actor who lives for womanizing. Miles takes Jack out for a week before Jack's wedding to whine country. Once there the two meet two women, Stephanie and Maya. Jack believes that Stephanie is the right one for him and Miles feels right with Stephanie even though he doesn't want to go through the heartbreak he went through with his ex wife. During this week the two have many misadventures and think about their lives and the directions they go in.
The two best aspects of this movie are probably the acting and the comedically brilliant script. Paul Giamatti is absolutely …
