Yes i'm aware that "Sideways" is not for everyone, its OK i'm used to it. Its sad that great movies are not widely appreciated enough. "Sideways" is indeed the most involving, moving, and best film of the year. Co-Writer and Director Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt) perfectly captures friendship, loneliness, and regret in this enormously engaging, and hilarious but equally heartbreaking movie. Based on Rex Pickett's novel, means "drunk" -- the more or less permanent condition of Miles Raymond. Miles, played to utter perfection by Paul Giamatti, gives probably the best Lead Acting performance of the year (yes even better then Jamie Foxx extraordinary performance in "Ray"). The Supporting performances are rich and natural, Thomas Hayden Chuch is an eye-opener as Jack, a former' college roommate of Miles, he plays a fading actor and horn dog junkie due to get married in a week. Virginia Madsen is also great, as Mile's love interest. "Sideways" makes an even greater argument that Payne is on the rise of becoming one of the most dominant young filmmakers working today.
Review of Sideways
