Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church embark on a road trip through southern California, in search of good wine and one last carnal embrace before Church's character gets married. The wine tasting scenes and discussions are great, so much that I paused the DVD and poured myself a glass. Both characters are somewhat chalk and cheese friends, a bit like the mismatched cop films, but it works wonderfully well in Sideways. Bit surprised, and miffed, that Church was nominated for an Oscar and not Giamatti. A smart, funny and poignant film that is best watched with a good bottle of wine. 8/10
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