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Sideways (2004) Rank 1 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Sideways (2004) a score of 3.3157 out of 4

based on (396) reviews

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Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)

There are many different kinds of fans. Some become extremely hostile, if you don't agree with them (Star Wars and Lord of the Rings' fans fit this bill), others do their best to try and convince you that your initial opinion regarding a film was wrong ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)

FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)

While to claim Alexander Payne must, on some level, identify with the characters he brings to life in films like Election, About Schmidt and, now, Sideways, would be bordering on slander, there's a definite impression that, if he's not wholly similar ...read the complete Sideways movie review at FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)

Cinepassion

Last column I owned up to my reluctance to discuss acting, only to go on to praise two Oscar shoo-ins in gift-wrapped mainstream vehicles. This week we have another actor-auteur in Paul Giamatti, whose very popularity with audiences is a heartening sock ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinepassion

filethirteen.com

Granted, the script is pretty lazy and sedentary as well, so all of the blame cannot be placed on Church, but it's sad to see Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh work so hard to generate any momentum here when they ultimately end up only ...read the complete Sideways movie review at filethirteen.com

The Trades (Beth Gottfried)

I had high hopes for this film. I wanted to laugh, I wanted to cry. Heck, by the end of it I just wanted to feel something for the characters, but much like the ill effects of a poorly written book, I couldn't relate to these people in any way, shape, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Trades (Beth Gottfried)