Sideways

Sideways (2004) starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh. Best friends Miles (Giamatti) and Jack (Church) travel to California wine country to celebrate one last week together before Jack gets married. Miles, who has never recovered from his divorce, just wants to taste some wine, eat some good food and play some golf. Jack, on the other hand, wants to get laid one last time before he gets hitched. He ends up in a wild, mid-life crisis type of relationship with Stephanie (Oh), while Miles finds himself in a more serious, low-key affair with Maya (Madsen). This movie is a delight from beginning to end, and the ending, while not a standard Hollywood happy ending, gives the viewer just enough hope. The subtitles are adequate; the closed captions are good. Grade: A