Movie: SIDEWAYS
Director: ALEXANDER PAYNE
Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Comedy
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Duration: 2h 05m (app)

Wine, Women form the basis of the emotions and personal revelation in the road movie Sideways. Directed by Alexander Payne this movie stars Paul Giamatti as Miles,an oenophile, and Thomas Haden Church as Jack, a to-be-married womaniser on a road trip to celebrate Jack's last week of freedom before marriage.

This trip proves to be a much more elusive than they expected with both Jack and Miles finding their foothold in life in their own terms. Based on a novel by Max Pickett a mix of comedy, humor and emotions Sideways is a refreshing path for an arousing journey. The oenophilic Miles with his vast experience as an alcoholic, and the means of the wines kindling those emotions is refreshingly made.

Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh form the other two prominent characters and have done their part well. Paul Giamatti as Miles has given an astonishing performance with his various vocal emotions. Alexander Payne has made a taut film with an apt screnplay. If you could wonder how two impossibly different people could come together finding something in common - wine could also be a reason says Sideways.

PROS
Screenplay, Paul Giamatti, Wine

CONS
Oscar missed the priveledge of Honouring this Movie.

COMMENTS
An excellent CockTail of Drama, Comedy and Wine.

TAGLINE
How could a film like 'Million Dollar Baby' be awarded the Oscar competing with a movie like 'Sideways'. OSCAR SUCKS! could be the only answer.

GRADING
OVERALL: A-

RATING: 8.8 / 10.0