There's no doubt that Paul Giamatti is one of the finest actors around, and here he is teamed up with Thomas Haden Church, another great actor, together they form Miles and Jack. Miles got divorced two years ago, he's trying to get his book published and he knows wine like his own pocket. Jack on the other hand is getting married within a week, doesn't know much about wine although he loves the taste. These two guys sets off down California's "wine-side" and soon they get to know each other, and life, better...
SIDEWAYS being a comedy and drifting elegantly into drama sometimes is without doubt one of 2004's most enjoying, cool and entertaining movies. It's so not Hollywood, but in the same time it doesn't take things to a new level, it's a very simple movie. Though SIDEWAYS' big hidden treasure possibly lies just there, it's so simple that you don't have to worry about much while watching it, just enjoy it. Here goes the Miles' character into great loops; being depressed and a bit worried about a lot of things, he tries making his buddy Jack realize that he is actually getting married, while Haden Church's character doesn't see the serious in much of it.
So SIDEWAYS is elegant, it's smooth and it looks great; especially when we surf around in beautiful vineyards or whatever happens, it looks both realistic but elegant. It's a movie about life generally, all the way, no big things happening here except we get to know a couple of guys who really wants more out of life than just don't living it. Either's when it's serious drama, it's love in the picture or the pure fun of it (scenes when they get in trouble with golfers, tries making a fake-accident, getting wallet back...), SIDEWAYS works in ways that everybody should learn and enjoy.
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