MyLeakyBucket Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Caught this low-budget buddy flick at the cinema last night and was nothing short of wowed. As I'm lazy I'm gonna post the IMDB synopsis: Miles Faymond, a failed writer who teaches junior high school english takes his best friend, former hot actor Jack on a weeklong drive up to 'wine country' in California. There they explore the nature of their failures and question their relationships. Jack, about to get married, has an affair and wonders whether he should call it off. Miles, recently divorced, questions whether or not he made the right choice. It stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church as Miles and Jack respectively. The chemistry is amazing and this film just goes to enforce for me that Paul Giamatti is one of the best actors in the business. Its a film thats both hilariously funny and depressingly sad all in the course of one film which is rare. If you don't believe my hype, check out what critics thought of it on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Also, for a nice taster, check out the trailer: Sideways trailer And, if I haven't sold it enough, its written and directed by Alexander Payne, who's credits include Election and About Schmidt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 i really want to see this. i've heard nothing but great things about this movie and i agree with you about paul giamatti. he's ridiculously talented and i'm glad that he's finally getting the parts and recognition he deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Saw this trailer about 3 or 4 month ago and knew it would be awesome. I wonder if any miami theaters are showing it. I still need to see I Heart Huckabees too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 I've heard I Huckabees ain't too hot so not in any rush to see it. This film is dead hot though, miss at your peril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I agree 100% MLB, I fuckin loved it, one of the best this year, must see. I think it's by far ALexander Payne's (election, about schmidt) best movie. Oh, and I really liked I heart Huckabee's it was really funny, not for everyone, but it was really unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Saw this one on thanksgiving. It was everything everyone has said about it. Scene with Miles trying to get Jack's wallet back: cinema gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Finally saw this last night at an advance screening (yep, another one that's not released yet here), I really enjoyed it, definitely woulda been high in my best of the year list. I really like the scene with Paul Giamatti and Virginia Madsen out on the porch of Stephanie's house and he's talking about the difficult grape that needs very special care, where he doesn't realise he's describing himself but she (and I assume everyone who saw it) does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 Glad you enjoyed it KoS. I thought it was a beautiful movie, and the scene you point out is great. Other highlights for me are of course the wallet-recovery and the trip to the mainstream-commercial vineyard with Giamatti going crazy. Pleased to see this film do well at the Globes and hoping for a few Oscars to go along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Well, it's pretty much a sure thing for nomination, but winning...my fingers are crossed. I just wish Eternal Sunshine gets nominated for something besides best original screenplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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