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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Sideways is bound to end up the single funniest movie of the year, although rarely in a laugh-out-loud way. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
The film's Cassavetes-style aimlessness (think of it as a West Coast Husbands ) gets a jolt when each of the guys pairs up with a willing woman. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
A brilliant exploration of life, longing and second chances. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Jeffrey M. Anderson)San Francisco Examiner (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Emerges as a full-fledged film, with a brilliant use of cinematic language and pacing, but also has a novelistic breadth without spilling much over the two-hour mark ...read the complete Sideways movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
Sideways may fetch Paul Giamatti that best actor Oscar of which he was robbed (or so many thought) for American Splendor . ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The GlineThe Gline
If you took the bottle of Chardonnay out of Miles’s hand and stuck in a fifth of gin, you’d call him a garden-variety drunk, but Miles has forgotten more about wine than most people have ever remembered, and so we call him an oenophile and not an ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Gline
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Real Political Face TalkReal Political Face Talk
I should say this film contains no homicides but the comedy is similar and so is the pacing. The difference is this film is a more of a social drama whereas Fargo was more of a crime drama. Sideways follows two friends on a road trip. Miles, is acting as ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Real Political Face Talk
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IndependentCritics.com [Richard Propes]IndependentCritics.com [Richard Propes]
Fortunately, I have just seen Alexander Payne's latest film, "Sideways," starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh in a wonderful, Golden Globe nominated film that deals with two friends, Jack (Church) and Miles ...read the complete Sideways movie review at IndependentCritics.com [Richard Propes]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The FlipcriticThe Flipcritic
There can hardly be fewer words more apt to describe SIDEWAYS, a film of small events, touching humor, and heartfelt honesty. Its pleasures lie not in familiar structures of the mainstream, but in its realization of true emotions. There is no special ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Flipcritic
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film-Critiques.comFilm-Critiques.com
I think if you switched the roles around and made the two lead characters women, this would be considered a “chick-flick” but because it was too guys, and had a crudeness factor, it felt like a chick-flick for guys. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film-Critiques.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Ave!Entertainment Ave!
The easiest way I can start this review is to say that if you liked the movies "About Schmidt" or "Election," and could get that style of humor, you will probably love "Sideways." If you found those films to artsy for your comedic style, you might laugh ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Entertainment Ave!
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com [Erik Childress]eFilmCritic.com [Erik Childress]
SCREENED AT THE 2004 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: If I went on-and-on equating the latest work from Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor to a bottle of wine and all the adjectives that come with aging gracefully or terms like bold and full, you could ...read the complete Sideways movie review at eFilmCritic.com [Erik Childress]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com: World/Independent FilmAbout.com: World/Independent Film
My impulse is to gush about Alexander Payne's new film "Sideways." Payne heads west in his fourth feature, leaving middle America for the bright, sun-dappled California coastline. Middle-aged buddies Miles and Jack take one last trip together before ...read the complete Sideways movie review at About.com: World/Independent Film
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (--)Baltimore Sun (--)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Brilliantly observed characters are becoming second nature to Payne and Taylor, and the performances here are uniformly terrific. This is wonderful, original stuff. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Modern American comedy doesn't get any better than Sideways . The film delivers great humor to open up something deeper -- a heartfelt portrait of a life in crisis. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
Finally, a character in a movie said exactly what I have been thinking for years about the nature of Hollywood’s “true love”. It happens in movies all the time, someone falls “in love” with a person they have known for only about 13 seconds and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
For some filmmakers — particularly younger American directors who till the soil of an indie aesthetic originally fertilized by sex, lies, and videotape — artistic growth is linked to the mastery of an increased degree of technical ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Shame on the academy if Giamatti isn't on the ballot this year ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Captures the unflattering male psyche like no film since Roger Dodger . ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Sideways is neither effete nor snooty. It's a knowing, often-tender comedy about the plight of middle-aged men who aren't exactly living fast-track lives. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Alexander Payne's heart-piercing new film about a writer on the verge of disappointment is a reason to maintain hope in the film industry. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
a sure bet to age like a classic ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Mike Clark)USA Today (Mike Clark)
This is a building-block movie: Its stand-out excellence becomes apparent only gradually. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at USA Today (Mike Clark)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Here's the richest, funniest and perhaps most moving film of the year, featuring a performance from Paul Giamatti that should win him the Oscar. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Yo me serviría otra copa y trataría de volver a disfrutar de los mismos sabores. Seguro que surgirían otras vetas que estaban esperando para sorprendernos. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
Horizontal is the preferred position for intimacy. In the piercingly funny buddy film Sideways, it is also the default position for inebriation. Alexander Payne's crabwise comedy plucks grape as metaphor. The result is as finicky, elusive ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
With the skillfully framed, beautifully written, delicately acted Sideways , Alexander Payne may just have found his golden ticket to Oscar glory. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scribble KingScribble King
Sideways is a bit like the dark horse of this years Oscars. It's a small comedy, one of those movies that they invented the word quirky for, and thanks to powerful performances from it's leads, it got turned into something really special. It shows that ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Scribble King
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Full MoyerThe Full Moyer
Put simply, Sideways is one of the best, most entertaining dramedies I have ever seen. It manages to pull off the difficult task of making its characters both absurd and sympathetic at the same time. And not only that, but I feel like I learned some ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Full Moyer
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
There is nothing — that's right, nothing — wrong with "Sideways." Not a notion, not an actor, not even a single line is out of place in the rightly heralded new film from the "About Schmidt" writing team of Jim Taylor and director Alexander Payne. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Sideways is based on the revered novel by Rex Pickett. This uproarious buddy-buddy road trip comedy that looks to delve into life's everyday excesses of fine wine, women, worries and other hedonistic devises is a heads-up bet that certainly deserves ...read the complete Sideways movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (George Schmidt)MovieFreak.com (George Schmidt)
Paul Giamatti is one of our finest character actors who seems to be neck-and-neck with William H. Macy on cornering the market of portraying losers as a cottage industry and in the latest endeavor of hapless misanthropes he may have found Oscar gold. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at MovieFreak.com (George Schmidt)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Michelle Thomas)Future Movies (Michelle Thomas)
Sideways is a deeply pleasurable indie diversion in which nothing really happens and yet a lot is said, much of it about wine. (Which is A Good Thing.) Two old college buddies, Miles (Giamatti) and Jack (Church) set off on a road trip through wine ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Future Movies (Michelle Thomas)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
"Sideways" was far and away 2004's most critically-acclaimed film, almost sweeping the major critics awards before ending up being mostly sidelined at the Oscars by "The Aviator" and "Million Dollar Baby." Nonetheless, this fiercely smart comedy starring ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Nevertheless, I cannot say enough good things about Sideways. It is the first must-see movie of the season. In many ways, it reminded me of the equally brilliant American Beauty, in that it covers a man (well, two men in this case) caught in a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Despite the fact that the DVD isn't loaded with special features, the ones that are included are decent and the movie is great. Sure it might drag a bit here and there but if you stick with the movie, Sideways is an excellent journey through ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
When I was in high school, I knew two guys, best friends, whom the girls nicknamed "Teddy and the Stud." Teddy (as in Bear) was short, serious, sympathetic, every woman's best friend. The Stud just slept with them all. That kind of ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Boston Globe
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema 2000 Cinema 2000
As atribuladas aventuras começam quando Miles, um recém divorciado e pretenso escritor, com uma fixação em vinhos, decide combinar com o seu velho amigo Jack, actor de telenovela, uma viagem de despedida de solteiro pela região vinícola do Vale de ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinema 2000
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
Sometimes, you and your friends need to have some time together - time to solidify bonds, time to get to the bottom of each other, to strengthen your relationship. I'm not sure Miles and Jack needed their time together as they 'prepared' Jack for his ...read the complete Sideways movie review at hoopla.nu
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
Payne's style is becoming one of the most recognizable in Hollywood with consist quality like About Schmidt and Election. Sideways just solidifies it, sampling on the buffet of emotions, to paint a rich portrait of a host of defining characters. They ...read the complete Sideways movie review at PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Jennifer Krieger)The Cinema Source (Jennifer Krieger)
Sideways stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church and both of their stellar performances alone are reason enough to see this movie! The fact that the script is highly nuanced and the scenes masterfully structured is an added bonus. Coupled with the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Cinema Source (Jennifer Krieger)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
The world of effete wine aficionados is ripe for a cooler-than-thou, Christopher Guest–type mock, but director Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt) is less interested in sending up the rarefied highs and absurd lows of oenophilia than in observing ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune [Michael Wilmington]Chicago Tribune [Michael Wilmington]
Alexander Payne's "Sideways"--a boisterous, brilliant, heart-warming comedy about two aging college buddies and their last bachelor fling through California wine country--strikes me as just about perfect. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Chicago Tribune [Michael Wilmington]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies [Michael W. Phillips Jr.]Goatdog's Movies [Michael W. Phillips Jr.]
This movie is beloved by critics, which isn't all that hard to explain, because if you substitute "film" for "wine," you have the story of many critics' lives. Including mine. Critics know way too much about their obsession; we sometimes hide in it to ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Goatdog's Movies [Michael W. Phillips Jr.]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
“Sideways” is the kind of movie you can’t imagine anyone not liking. It is so funny and in-tune with the human condition that it should win for director Alexander Payne the mainstream audience that may have been put off the quirkiness of his ...read the complete Sideways movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY [Kim Linekin]eye WEEKLY [Kim Linekin]
Sideways is the sort of movie you chuckle through, then fall in love with later, perhaps especially for men -- it features an incredibly compassionate portrait of manhood. But those with two X chromosomes will still find lots to appreciate. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at eye WEEKLY [Kim Linekin]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
"Sideways" comes to theaters direct from the Toronto Film Festival, where I saw it. Like earlier hits from director Alexander Payne and screenwriter Jim Taylor, including "Election" and "About Schmidt," it's based on a book that's unlikely to become as ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
“Sideways” is a film that doesn't get made much in the mainstream – a character piece masked as a road movie. Typically, road movies have to involve wacky mishaps and blunders, but Mr. Payne's movie feels like a real vacation with people ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Jerry SaraviaJerry Saravia
Miles's best friend is Jack (Thomas Hayden Church), a burly TV actor who has lately succumbed to voiceovers for commercials. He is about to get married and so Miles offers to take Jack away for a week and sample wine. Jack wants to do more than sample ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Jerry Saravia
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Karina MontgomeryKarina Montgomery
I mentioned earlier that these characters were Payne's; he (with Jim Taylor) adapted the screenplay from Rex Pickett's novel, but such persons are Payne's currency in his best work, and his direction and casting skills brings out the depths of humanity ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Karina Montgomery
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Harvey S. KartenHarvey S. Karten
Miles is the selfdeprecating, gloomy Gus in this duo while Jack is highspirited. Miles, like Andre Gregory's character in Louis Malle's 1981 pic "My Dinner with Andre," may not be as cultured as Andre but as Andre can appreciate great food, Miles is an ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Megan Lehmann)New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
It's a joy to watch comedy unfold so naturally, the laughs gently teased out from our growing knowledge of the characters, their imperfections, doubts and, yes, emotional pain. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Like a fine wine (you knew I was going to mention wine, didn't you)? this film just gets better as goes along. If you like road trip, buddy type films that also has great acting, full bodied characters and terrific writing then this film has got your ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
It's misleading to assign a conventional plot to Sideways. The film feels more like spending a week with new friends; after a few days we get to see their bad sides. Miles frowns on Jack's philandering, but at the same time, he steals cash out of his ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik Director Alexander Payne takes great pleasure in finding absurdity in the routine and picking apart the foibles of human nature, both of which are the cornerstone of that great comedy that is life.  As a director Payne has ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Like a good wine, this movie has clarity, subtlety and a pleasant aftertaste. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Sideways is a movie that knows us a little too well, which has always been Payne's specialty. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
'Sideways' is one of those rare films where every single element and detail, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, feels absolutely right. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
'But the star here is Paul Giamatti...Giamatti IS Miles. It's almost as if the other characters had wandered into a film called "Miles" and just blended in.' ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Payne's characters might have become caricatures, but he has too much affection for them--and too much respect for his audience--to allow them to be anything less than real. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
As refreshing as the best Pinot Grigio and as full-bodied as a perfectly-aged Cabernet, Sideways fully engages your emotional and intellectual palates. Drink it in. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Christy Lemire)Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Christy Lemire)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Payne shares with the great Billy Wilder the knack for heightening scene after scene with the addition of a few little details that most directors might overlook... ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
A wine-country bachelor trip for two lifelong friends goes more than a little sour in one of the best movies of the year. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
I propose a toast to one of the best, and possibly most courageous, movies of 2004. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Un brindis completo por el amor, por la vida, por la madurez anhelada. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Sideways is sublime. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Payne and Taylor excel at getting underneath these tough exteriors and portray these people for what they are, warts and all. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for hybridmagazine.com hybridmagazine.com
The more living I do, the more I realize that everyone, in their own personalized, specialized, individualized way is pretty much fucked up. Some people are ugly. Some are stupid. Some people are mired in self-loathing and holed away in depression while ...read the complete Sideways movie review at hybridmagazine.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Payne always charts the terrain of the human heart, and he's among the wisest of mapmakers. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Doubters may hedge about calling it a classic and might insist on checking back in a few years to see how it has aged. Fair enough. But it's not too early to call it pure movie bliss. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"There was a tasting last night," Miles Raymond explains, on one of those alcoholic mornings that begin in the afternoon and strain eagerly toward the first drink. That's why he's a little ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Brilliantly observed characters are becoming second nature to Payne and Taylor, and the performances here are uniformly terrific. This is wonderful, original stuff. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Raise your glasses to a vintage American comedy that gets damn near everything right you can wait around and hope, but you won't have a better time at the movies this year than you will at Sideways. This baby has it all: inspired direction by Alexander ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Alexander Payne has never failed to hit one out of the park since his feature debut with the Laura Dern-starrer, “Citizen Ruth,” the satirical story of a most unlikely icon in the battle between pro-life and pro-choice forces. His sophomore effort, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Source (Jennifer Krieger)Cinema Source (Jennifer Krieger)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
As character study, as exercise in American ambiance or, simply as an entertaining movie, Sideways triumphs. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hartford Courant (--)Hartford Courant (--)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Raise a glass in celebration. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Over the years, there have been many celebrities from other mediums (television, music, etc.) that try to break their way into the film world as if it was an easy transition. They think that if they can perform in front of an arena full of fans or a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The Miles character is a glorious, multifaceted diamond prism of painful humanity, filled out by Giamatti's immersive acting and the unflashy, close-cutting writing. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A film like Sideways is the fulfillment of many hopes and desires, an audience's not least of all. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Neither a bang nor a whimper, but a warm, engaging dialogue about things that matter, in words that must be said. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
A lot of wine floats around in Alexander Payne’s Sideways , in which drinking and talking about wine are not just routine activities but an existential way of life. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
The acting is superb, from the free-spirited Oh to the compassionate Madsen to the irresponsible Church. The standout is Giamatti. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Payne has made a movie for the same sorts of people, one with body and 'nose' and character that movie lovers will savor long after the credits have rolled. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Every performance here is wonderful, and the movie abounds in moments so true as to be cringe-worthy. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
A quartet of extraordinary actors, united by an intelligent and funny script, and a director who can highlight the little details of character and performance. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Like a fine novel, it has threads that tangle, bits that tingle, sections that make you laugh out loud and moments that reach deep down and touch you in the gut. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
With Sideways , the director of Election and About Schmidt has cobbled together his most mature, complete effort to date, a film that utilizes his off-kilter sense of humor and his ability to construct believable characters. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Sideways is the best comedy of 2004. In fact, it's so far the best movie of the year. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
From its first minutes, maybe even from the credits, you know you are seeing something very special. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Richer, headier, and more complex, just like a fine wine. Among multiplexes filled with the movie equivalent of generic brand cola, this is a rare movie for grown-ups. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
With four fine films under his belt, Payne should be regarded as an American treasure. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in SidewaysAlexander Payne is an auteur of vision shaded in dark and skewered tones. His fourth feature film (following Citizen Ruth, Election and About Schmidt) is a brilliant exploration of life, longing and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Pull the cork on Sideways and savor. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...humor is alloyed with pathos, and all the queasy-making muddled emotions that complicate the human heart. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
The unforced humor arises from Payne's honest treatment of the characters. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
Miles, being a lover and over-drinker of wine, has been there many times. You'd think that by now he knows Jack and his ways; so it seems a great surprise when Jack turns the week into a full-time bachelor party. These two dudes are so different, one ...read the complete Sideways movie review at As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Sideways is one of those films that’s a bit too good to review: It strikes a unique tone, blends a bit of tall-tale fun with everyday life, and pretty much hits every note in your psyche. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)
Raise a glass and toast to Sideways! ...read the complete Sideways movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Sideways , based on a fine novel by Rex Pickett, is at once a literate comedy, a subtle examination of grown-up romance and a touching study of friendship. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The IndependentThe Independent
I know it's a little early to be talking about "the best of 2005", so let's leave it at this: Sideways shows the hallmarks of a great vintage but should really be gulped down straight away. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Independent
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
while containing the standard elements of the buddy road trip comedy formula, it adds layers of dramatic complexity to balance out the ongoing shenanigans. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Every so often, a movie comes along that just about seems perfect. Sideways is one of those movies. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
There’s nothing wrong with doing whatever it takes to follow your dreams, but after so many years of making personal and professional sacrifices with little or no results, there comes a point in time where you just have to throw in the towel, call ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)
...a leisurely paced film about introspection, neurosis and finding tranquility. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Sideways, which thus far has garnered the lion's share of best film accolades from critics groups, has received virtually unanimous praise from critics individually. Manohla Dargis in the New York Times writes that "the emergence of [director Alexander] ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Based on the novel by Rex Pickett, Sideways follows buddies Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on what starts out as a week-long, last-grasp-at-bachelorhood for Jack, wine-tasting trip and slowly morphs into a coming-of-age drama for ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Moviepie.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MoviegeekzMoviegeekz
Miles Raymond, the wine connossuier at the heart of Alexander Payne’s Sideways, would surely have looked down on, if not openly mocked, the bottle of wine the wife and I opened up as we cozied down on the couch to watch this fascinating movie. The wine ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Moviegeekz
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Once the week of deceit has turned into a week of learning life lessons, the film has a bit of trouble resolving itself, as if Payne knows where he wants to go but isn't sure how to get there. When he arrives, though, it is endearing to behold, and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Steve Evans)DVD Verdict (Steve Evans)
Payne and his marvelous cast deliver a superb entertainment—intelligent, provocative, heartfelt, and funny as hell. No more observant a comedy about male-female relationships has been released in the last 25 years, which is as much a wistful ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD Verdict (Steve Evans)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
[ Sideways is] the first film in recent memory that treats wine as a sweet metaphor for life … . ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Latino ReviewLatino Review
Early in Sideways Paul Giamatti stops by his mother's home to spend the night and wish her a Happy Birthday before he and a friend embark on a road trip. Sneaking up to her bedroom, he appears to slip a few bucks in her dresser drawer when actually he's ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Latino Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The great acting is the thing here, as the foursome all play their roles with a controlled eye for getting to their character and keeping with their characterizations. I was especially pleased with the nuanced performances of Madsen and Church, and I was ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Thrives on adult conversation so curvy and rich, we swear we can taste it. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
I saw Sideways as part of a second date. This occurred a couple of weeks before the 2005 Oscar ceremony, and I told my date I wanted to check it out since it received a nomination for Best Picture. In fact, I repeated this about five times before we went ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
The four actors playing out these two romances are well cast. Oh, a staple on the indie-film scene, should get some well-deserved recognition as the free-spirited Stephanie, and Madsen plays Maya with a grace and strength that is really beautiful to see. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieholeMoviehole
Recently divorced Felix—I mean Miles—is particular about a lot of things, especially wine. And when his loud and obnoxious friend Oscar—I mean Jack—sets them both up with a couple of girls one night, Miles (or is it really Felix?) almost ruins ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Moviehole
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Toward the end, there's a scene that sums it all up perfectly: It's a guy, wearing a tuxedo, as he sits in a hideous, fluorescent-lit fast-food joint and wearily munches onion rings. He is achingly sad, and yet the rings do look delicious. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
With "Election" and "About Schmidt," Alexander Payne earned a reputation as a perceptive and forgiving observer of the human comedy. For the film that will surely elevate him to the top rank of American directors, Payne has turned to an unfashionable ...read the complete Sideways movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
You just know that if they met now, in their mid-30s, Miles Raymond and Jack Lopate wouldn't get beyond a perfunctory hello. Packaged as an odd couple in "Sideways," though, they're linked at the hip by the fact they were assigned as roommates ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
All of Sideways is a balancing act -- between sun and despair; setting and story; oddities and familiarity; and between making a movie an exposé on the little realities of life and making a movie a Movie. While working its tightrope, it doesn't have the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Monsters and Critics [Andy McKeague]DVD Monsters and Critics [Andy McKeague]
â€Sideways’ is a joy of a movie, an insightful and charming, depressing too, tale of two middle aged men coming to terms with their lives and how they perceive each other. There is a little of all of us in the protagonists, so how could we deny ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD Monsters and Critics [Andy McKeague]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves. Sideways at first, looks like a typical buddy road movie about two old friends, Miles and Jack (Giamatti and Church) who spend a week traveling to wine vinyards, golf courses and the like ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The DVD Report [Britt Gillette]The DVD Report [Britt Gillette]
Nominated for five Academy Awards, and winner of Best Screenplay adapted from an outside source, Sideways turned out to be one of the surprise blockbusters of 2004. Based on the Rex Pickett novel of the same name, Sideways is a clever comedy about wine, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The DVD Report [Britt Gillette]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Oregon Herald [Mark Sells]Oregon Herald [Mark Sells]
In John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," Casy ponders: "Maybe there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue, they's just what people does." And they're just what the main characters do in Alexander Payne's latest comedy drama about wine, women, and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Oregon Herald [Mark Sells]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper [Sam Adams]Philadelphia City Paper [Sam Adams]
Just as it's never too late to change your life for the better, your life is never so screwed up you can't make it worse. That's the semi-inspirational message of Alexander Payne's Sideways, a midlife-crisis comedy which is at once gentle and acute, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Philadelphia City Paper [Sam Adams]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.com [Kim Morgan]Reel.com [Kim Morgan]
Is there anything more overused than the metaphor of "fine wine?" And really, is there anything more annoying than a wine connoisseur? Well, there are a few things (like, maybe, food critics) but, with subtle dignity and grace, director Alexander Payne ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reel.com [Kim Morgan]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UKscreenUKscreen
The performances are impeccable, with Giamatti unfairly overlooked for an Oscar, but Church and Madsen did pick up well-deserved nominations in the supporting categories. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at UKscreen
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Overall, how does this compare to Payne's previous two movies? It's not as openly satirical as Election and is a little less bleak than About Schmidt. The characters in Sideways are better developed than those in the earlier ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Homer YenHomer Yen
His one bright spot is the road trip into the California wine country that he has planned for him and his best friend since college, Jack (Thomas Haden Church). Jack is about to get married in one week, so this is Miles' gift to him as sort of his last ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Homer Yen
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for David N. ButterworthDavid N. Butterworth
There's a lot of wine talk throughout and it's rich and engaging, as Miles teaches Jack the finer points of clarity, nose, and bouquet. But you don't need to be able to tell a Shiraz from a Syrah in order to enjoy the filma restaurant scene, in which ...read the complete Sideways movie review at David N. Butterworth
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Fresh Films Review [Fredrik Fevang]The Fresh Films Review [Fredrik Fevang]
Sideways is arguably the best directed film of the year. Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt) not only provides a marvellously fresh angle from which to portray his characters, but he blends satire and realism in an absolutely singular fashion. His ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Fresh Films Review [Fredrik Fevang]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The MovieHamlet [Stefan Hedmark]The MovieHamlet [Stefan Hedmark]
Director Alexander Payne is on to something here. He has discovered that it is when we travel that we find the time to ponder our lives, meet new people, dare to do things that ordinarily might seem a little scary, and maybe even make a few life-altering ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The MovieHamlet [Stefan Hedmark]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Of all the current Hollywood wunderkinds, Alexander Payne is my favorite. Not as smug as Wes Anderson or as hip as David O. Russell, Payne makes friendly, deceptively complex films; he places his characters in situations that are affably quirky or ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDFanatic.com [Ken Shallcross]DVDFanatic.com [Ken Shallcross]
For those unfortunate to have not seen the film yet, here’s the storyline: [from the official movie website] The misadventures begin when Miles (Paul Giamatti), an un-recovered divorcé and would-be novelist with a wine fixation, decides to gift his ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVDFanatic.com [Ken Shallcross]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Miles (Paul Giamatti) is a struggling writer who makes ends meet by teaching 8th grade English. Or he's an 8th grade English teacher with pipe dreams of being a writer. I mean, when does your day job become your job-job? Take me, I got the video store ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
Who would have thought that a story about two whining men embarking on a cross-country wine tasting expedition would turn into such a lovely, wordy late-of-age-coming-of-age comedy featuring endearing performances from Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden ...read the complete Sideways movie review at In Film Australia
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
In my book, Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Election) is now 4-for-4 as director and auteur, choosing unlikely ideas for good movies and making them far more engrossing than anyone could have a right to expect them to be. His latest effort, Sideways, may ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
Headlining the special features section of the disc is an absolutely amazing audio commentary with actors Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church. The sincere camaraderie between the two guys definitely shows in the hilarious commentary that’s so ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
I really, really liked this movie, but I have to admit that I think it is a tad overrated. It was the Little Movie that Could this fall, winning a bunch of awards and garnering five Oscar nominations. It deserves a screenplay award, and Giamatti ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
This painfully funny study of mid-life disappointment and desperation is enough to drive you to drink. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Magazine International Movie Magazine International
Writer/Director Alexander Payne is not just anyone. And the two guys in his latest film Sideways aren't you or me, but might as well be. Payne has a fondness for the sympathetic, empathetic, and sometimes just pathetic state of everyday life and he ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movie Magazine International
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDwolf (Rob Paul)DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
That is what Sideways is to me. A well-acted film, with a deceptively simple camera work that just happens to capture every nuance of the leads and every side character that steps into a scene. The plot is also deceptively simple. Sure, it's guy is ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Payne remains one of our more talented current directors, whose dark side relentlessly satirizes modern human folly. There remains a touch of that here with some truly funny scenes, but this time it's obvious that the director does like these ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Sharply written, beautifully acted and frequently hilarious, this is Alexander Payne's best film to date.Based on a novel by Rex Pickett and adapted by Payne and regular writing partner Jim Taylor, the film stars Paul Giamatti as Miles, an ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Payne and Taylor continue to skewer American society with this brilliant comedy about ambitions and expectations. Yes, they covered this territory in About Schmidt, but their approach is distinctive enough--and much funnier--that it's a must-see film. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Of course this scene doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and Giamatti and Payne earn its power through the duration of the film. They create a protagonist whose aspirations outpace his talents, yet who retains a shred of dignity and humanity through some ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
Lots of critics went loopy for Sideways, and it's not difficult to see why; almost immediately, though, something of a backlash set in, with A.O. Scott of The New York Times calling it the most overrated movie of the year. I wouldn't want to claim too ...read the complete Sideways movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Francis Rizzo III)DVD Talk (Francis Rizzo III)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD Talk (Francis Rizzo III)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
But, as the aptly titled "Sideways" sidles into view, you may be struck by how surprisingly direct a roundabout route can be. At least when it comes to touching the heart -- and stimulating the brain. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Payne and screenwriter partner Jim Taylor aren't afraid to let their characters look and act foolish, which is one of the reasons they feel so real. And by focusing on character foibles, they're able to tell stories that are more vivid and more poignant ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Miles (Paul Giamatti) is the most self-aware lead character yet in an Alexander Payne film, so of course he’s despondent. Payne’s previous films specialize in characters grappling with self-delusion, like retiree Warren Schmidt of About ...read the complete Sideways movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
About Schmidt , I noted that Payne is not a filmmaker for whom earnestness is a natural fit, given that his previous two films had been scorching social satires. But, if there were a word I would use to describe Sideways , his latest film, it is ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)
If I can give any advice though, try not to go into this movie knowing too much. I just viewed the film's trailer (for the first time) and it gives away most of the movie - which isn't very cool. I went into this movie knowing next to nothing, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for That Cow (Andrew Bradford)That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
So I finally saw Alexander Payne's little wine country romp. It took me long enough, given that I like Payne's other work, and it seemed Paul Giamatti was finally getting the notices he deserved. Plus there's always the pure curiousity of what a title ...read the complete Sideways movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Friday & Saturday Review Friday & Saturday Review
Dickens ends "Oliver Twist" by saying something to the effect that Oliver's late mother would certainly find favor with the Lord, because she was weak and she was erring. I like movies like that. I like movies about flawed, weak, well-meaning ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Friday & Saturday Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Toronto StarToronto Star
Paul Giamatti is the most underestimated of actors. His doughy physique and sad-clown face make him the embodiment of Homer Simpson, ideally suited to playing the loser. He's forever the screw-up or the nerd, and even when he gets a leading role ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Toronto Star
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Brilliantly played by Paul Giamatti, Miles makes a lot of sense with that assessment. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sideways is from Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt), whose films simultaneously satirize and observe life in America. Unlike David Lynch, who uses saws and butcher knives to dissect the American dream, Payne prefers a scalpel. Lynch often ridicules ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Strong performances and some wonderful writing make this a revealing story about human nature. Unfortunately, the film finds too much humor in some truly reprehensible behavior, and at times it makes a mockery of its incidental characters and encourages ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("Johnny Moreno")DVD Clinic ("Johnny Moreno")
Xanax ridden Miles and his recently engaged college bud Jack, go on a road trip for one last week of freedom before Jack gets hitched. But Jack’s got a separate agenda from Miles that includes partying and getting laid at any opportunity that presents ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD Clinic ("Johnny Moreno")
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Nick Schager Film ProjectThe Nick Schager Film Project
Paul Giamatti, the pudgy, balding, slightly despondent character actor of Man on the Moon and American Splendor, gives a performance of such pent-up desperation and heartbreaking moroseness in Sideways that he single-handedly cements Alexander Payne's ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Nick Schager Film Project
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
Alexander Payne is a filmmaker going out of his way to slyly deconstruct the Madison Avenue myth about living and the human body. That view is about everyone being young, beautiful, clean and ageless. Time and time again, his films have shocked the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
Beautifully written, terrifically acted; it is paced and constructed with such understated mastery that it is a sort of miracle ... new classics of American cinema don't come along that often, so grab this one with both ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Guardian/Observer
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I watched this movie from my hospital bed. I mention that off the top of my review, not for some lame attempt at sympathy, but because it taps directly into one of the film’s grander themes, that of the “crossroads” of one’s life. I like most movies ...read the complete Sideways movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Perth Sunday TimesPerth Sunday Times
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
The combination “buddy/road” film, based on the 1999 novel by Rex Pickett, makes certain points about the malaise and dysfunction permeating, perhaps saturating, Middle America. But in general, Sideways seems softer and less focused than Payne’s ...read the complete Sideways movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for cinepinion [Patrick Boyton]cinepinion [Patrick Boyton]
Sideways, a comedy about Miles, a struggling novelist (Paul Giamatti) who takes his soon-to-be wed buddy Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a last hoorah through Napa Valley’s wine country, is a road movie in no particular hurry to reach its destination; ...read the complete Sideways movie review at cinepinion [Patrick Boyton]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great TrashAppreciating Great Trash
I haven’t been the biggest fan of Alexander Payne; between his contemptuous screenplays and the depthless â€barf-vision’ cinematography of his collaborator James Glennon, I always found his work proddingly repellent and artistically boring. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Appreciating Great Trash
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Jay's Movie BlogJay's Movie Blog
There's something very appealing about a movie that is specific with its metaphor and details. Sideways could have been just another movie about a couple guys on the road. The main character's oenophilia, however, means that the dialogue can't just be ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Jay's Movie Blog
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
The wise, entertaining and often very funny new film by the director-writer team of Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways," is -- like their 2002 hit, "About Schmidt" -- the story of a man searching for himself in the process of a cross-country ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
There's one scene in this middle-aged coming of age tale that really struck home for me. Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Maya (Virginia Madsen) are on their first date. They're sitting in the living room of Maya's friend, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Tony Medley
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Part road movie and part character drama, Sideways is another very good film by director Alexander Payne, who previously directed the critically-acclaimed About Schmidt and Election. The characters and dialogue are key to the success of the script. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) are best friends who decide to take one last road trip together before Jack's wedding - they could both use a little cheering up. Jack's an actor whose star has never quite risen, but even with ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Movie Chicks
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Sideways is a smart and delightful romantic comedy, yet in the course of creating his new charmer Alexander Payne has sheared off some of the rambunctious edges that made his previous films, About Schmidt, Election, and Citizen Ruth, such marvelous ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Paul Giamatti, in typically depressed form, is an aspiring writer (his unpublished manuscript looks twice the size of War and Peace) and wine connoisseur who heads out with best friend Thomas Haden Church for a road trip through wine country ...read the complete Sideways movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
As I said before, Sideways was a simple story about two guys on a road trip and the troubles they get into. I didn't find that there was a real reason for all of this. Maybe Miles coming out of his shell towards the end was the big revelation, but with ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)
Adapted by director Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (who previously collaborated on "About Schmidt"), from the book by Rex Pickett, its subtext is about fading youth and failed potential, which is as depressing as a holiday film can get, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVDActive (Pete Roberts)DVDActive (Pete Roberts)
There is an undeniable quality to this film which justifies its position among top ten lists from last year. Alexander Payne has firmly established himself as one of the most talented writer/directors going around, so future projects will almost ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVDActive (Pete Roberts)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
"SIDEWAYS " is one of those little films that mostly plays in New York, or the art houses. It is a very funny film that should not be missed.  The story concerns two men who are the best of friends, one recently divorced and still ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for moviereview [Colin Fraser]moviereview [Colin Fraser]
Miles (Paul Giamatti) is an English teacher and the unpublished author of The Day After Yesterday, which is what today usually feels like for anyone who drinks as much as Miles. Not that he’s an alcoholic, he considers vintage red â€quaffable’ and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at moviereview [Colin Fraser]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
click to read article [Greek] ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Michael Ferraro)Film Threat (Michael Ferraro)
Alexander Payne is becoming one of the greatest American directors of modern cinema and again, Sideways is on its way to being one of the best films of the year. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Threat (Michael Ferraro)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Baltimore City Paper (Eric Allen Hatch)Baltimore City Paper (Eric Allen Hatch)
Payne has not lost his ability to penetrate our neurotic quirks and interpersonal failings; on the contrary, he does so with more subtlety than ever. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Baltimore City Paper (Eric Allen Hatch)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Make sure you savor this one - vintages of this quality don't happen every season. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
No one understands the plight of the middle-aged white guy like Alexander Payne. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend.com (Stefanie Jackowitz)CinemaBlend.com (Stefanie Jackowitz)
The perfect blend of kooky comedy, fantastic dialogue and inner struggle. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Stefanie Jackowitz)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
You will be able walk away from Sideways with a new view on life, on how we need not be overtly optimistic or pessimistic but instead be content with what life gives us ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
[Director Alexander Payne] is fascinated by flawed - which is to say, human - characters... ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
It feels churlish to complain that Sideways is merely a good film when, in fact, it has little, observant details and big, earned laughs ...read the complete Sideways movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
The film is impressively directed throughout with Payne conveying Miles's drunken state through effective use of wobbly camerawork. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for La Presse, Montréal (--)La Presse, Montréal (--)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ethan Alter)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ethan Alter)
This is easily Payne's funniest film to date, yet the comedy never undercuts the difficult emotions with which the characters are dealing. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ethan Alter)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
The people seem real, the restaurants feel as if you could just walk right in ... and the homes are messy and lived-in. Payne captures his locations with honesty. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Mercury (Anthony Del Valle)Las Vegas Mercury (Anthony Del Valle)
Quirky, perceptive and strangely moving ... ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Las Vegas Mercury (Anthony Del Valle)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
While admiring the content and the intent of the movie, I could never quite get past the feeling that it was all built on an insubstantial foundation. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Finds the absolute perfect note to end on, stripping away all the double-talk and simply finding a way to just open up and enjoy every ounce of flavor that life offers. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for RaEL Film GuideRaEL Film Guide
Perhaps the best description of Alexander Payne's Sideways comes from the film itself, in the scene where Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) is having a quiet little dinner with Maya (Virginia Madsen), only it isn't the film that's being described, it's a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at RaEL Film Guide
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
One of the images that sticks in the mind after watching Sideways is the constant way the camera frames Paul Giamatti's face. He often is looking forward, slightly slouched over, either bored, morose, or a combination of both. Giamatti (American ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Haro Online
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
In vino veritas...Payne has supplanted the Coen Brothers as a reliable purveyor of smart comedy ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for PreViewed DVDPreViewed DVD
The most common format for a buddy comedy these days seems to be an action movie. A couple of quips to break up the gunfights, one guy saves the other to form an emotional bond, and a lot of explosions add up to pretty typical fare. There are exceptions, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at PreViewed DVD
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Pot-bellied, squat and hairy-backed, Paul Giamatti is nobody's idea of a conventional screen idol, yet he may be the most watchable leading man in movies today... ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
Upon exiting this fine film about midlife anxieties amid a wine tasting trip, there were many things to discuss, but the topic that drew the most immediate discussion amongst my colleagues was the title. Yes, it’s true that “Sideways” may not be ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Twitch
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie House CommentaryMovie House Commentary
What the hell am I talking about? Well, if you know your Green Lantern mythology, you'll remember that he has complete control over all time and space, virtually infinite power, except that he has absolutely no power at all over anything yellow. With his ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movie House Commentary
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic [George & Pam Singleton]Reel Movie Critic [George & Pam Singleton]
Miles goes to his favorite restaurant, hoping to see Maya, a waitress there who shares a mutual knowledge and love of wine. Miles is technically on the ball on judging wine while Maya knows how wine fits into life. She wisely points out to him that ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reel Movie Critic [George & Pam Singleton]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FlickChick Reviews [Jill Adler]FlickChick Reviews [Jill Adler]
I can see the pitch to the studio execs: it’s a road-trip buddy movie about wine-tasting where grapes and wine are metaphors for relationships! Sold. Miles (Paul Giamatti), a wannabe novelist whose closet expertise in wine hides his borderline ...read the complete Sideways movie review at FlickChick Reviews [Jill Adler]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
"Election" y "About Schmidt" me parecieron sagaces melodramas que combinaban comedia y tragedia de un modo muy inusual, pero entretenido. Y a pesar de no ser muy accesibles ni como comedias ni como dramas, la experiencia total era suficientemente ...read the complete Sideways movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
"Sideways" is as much a film about wine as it is about true, unadulterated love. There’s was a moment during "Sideways" where I became unabashedly connected to the characters. Roughly midway through the film, Miles, an avid wine connoisseur and Maya, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Red Right Hand [Matt Stogdon]The Red Right Hand [Matt Stogdon]
In 1999 a rather strange film came out called Election. Did you get to see it? No? Well I recommend it, it's pretty funny stuff. Then in 2002 came About Schmidt, now surely you saw that or at least heard about it, right? Well this is the new development ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Red Right Hand [Matt Stogdon]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
In Alfonso Arau's Like Water for Chocolate, we learned of the sweet confection's similarities to the pleasures of the flesh. From this same metaphorical concept of how human emotion can be so deeply intertwined with the culinary delights of the kitchen, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Read Julia [Julia Smillie]Read Julia [Julia Smillie]
Around this time each year, I set a goal for myself I never achieve: I vow to see all of the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture before the awards show. I am not in the film industry – clearly – and yet I am one of those people who become ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Read Julia [Julia Smillie]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
Giamatti handily raises what could've been a pedestrian road trip romance into the stratosphere of a world-class character study ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
'La fortaleza del filme se encuentra en el enorme respeto que Payne muestra por sus personajes, así como en un estupendo elenco como el que pocas veces se puede juntar' ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Privatjokr MoviesPrivatjokr Movies
Sideways is the story of a man, Jack (Thomas Hayden Church), who embarks on a trip with his to be Best-man Miles (Paul Giamatti). For the week prior to the wedding, Miles takes Jack to California's Wine Country for some last minute reflection and a lot ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Privatjokr Movies
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... there is an underlying honesty... that manages to transcend a critic-friendly film and strike a chord about life. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Some wines aren't at their best until they're four decades old, and I think that's the central metaphor in the bittersweet comedy "Sideways" (2004). The dispirited protagonist, who's fortyish and has suffered some setbacks, owns a bottle of an old ...read the complete Sideways movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Rolke Kent is the regular collaborator for Payne, and Kent's career there and beyond has been most widely publicized for its modern and lightly orchestral comedy tones. Whereas Payne has asked for lessons by Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone to be ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
The year's second best movie about broken and lonely people (after Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ). ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
Palindromes was my introduction to the very particular world of Todd Solondz and I came away much impressed by both the man and his film. He's a brilliant writer, interested in unpacking what makes some of the most unlikable people on the face of the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Twitch
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (David Denby)The New Yorker (David Denby)
Early on in the wonderful new movie “Sideways,” the hero, Miles (Paul Giamatti), does the Times crossword puzzle while driving his Saab on the San Diego Freeway. Sharp details are not enough in themselves to make a movie great; still, when Miles ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (J. Robert Parks)Looking Closer (J. Robert Parks)
The road trip movie is a venerable institution. Though it has become the domain of teen comedies in recent years, it has also been the setting for more adult fare, both comedies (the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby films) and dramas (Thelma & Louise, The ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Looking Closer (J. Robert Parks)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Lawrence.com (Eric Melin)Lawrence.com (Eric Melin)
Finding wicked humor in those unguarded and awkward moments is Payne's specialty. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Lawrence.com (Eric Melin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)
One of the films that has critics' tongues wagging at the moment is Alexander Payne’s fourth feature Sideways. Set in California wine country it follows two middle-aged men, Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) as they go on a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Luciana Morelli)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Luciana Morelli)
Miles e Jack (Paul Giamatti e Thomas Haden Church) sono amici dal liceo ma da sempre l'uno l'opposto dell'altro. Il primo è un goffo insegnante di letteratura con l'hobby dei vini pregiati e della scrittura, moralmente distrutto dalla fine del suo ...read the complete Sideways movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Luciana Morelli)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mediasearch, Australia Mediasearch, Australia
With all the talk of Pixar’s unblemished record when it comes to delivering the cinematic goods, don’t forget to mention Alexander Payne. The writer/director has made it four out of four with his latest offering, Sideways, a comedy that ranks even ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Mediasearch, Australia
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Never betrays the longing for love and friendship that makes it both painful and painfully funny. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Imagine his surprise when Jack tells him that he's madly in love with Stephanie. While they get together on her day off, Miles is forced to entertain himself, and he plunges into a miasma of self-pity. On another day, the two buddies go golfing. When a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reverse ShotReverse Shot
Alexander Payne makes Comedies. Not the eager-to-please, quick-read kind with wall-to-wall mugging, pud-tugging, and fear-of-buggering; but gently told personal crisis tales of ambiguous whimsy. Comedy by the traditional theatrical definition, where the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reverse Shot
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reverse ShotReverse Shot
To borrow a line from Thomas Haden Church’s Jack, Sideways is “two tons of fun.” But when the critical gushing really got into high gear, the little voice got louder, finally suggesting that maybe this Emperor, though certainly possessed of a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reverse Shot
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
Alexander Payne may be the best American director working in the realm of humanist-realism. His films are about ordinary people, usually approaching, or within middle age, struggling to accept the path their lives have taken, but often ...read the complete Sideways movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reverse ShotReverse Shot
Satire is the narrative of critique, but its critique is like Hulk Hogan telling us he could knock out Andre the Giant. All satire tells us that one fake thing is better than another fake thing. A satire’s insights cheat because the author flauntingly ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reverse Shot
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Sideways is a better film as you actively engage it, examine the characters, ... and think about what each one is going through. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Metaphilm Metaphilm
The median age of the audience was roughly sixty. In the near-literal wake of John Kerry’s stinging defeat, a group of well-read, well-heeled Chardonnay sippers took solace in the dark at a showing of Sideways. Perhaps a slow cinematic trip through the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Metaphilm
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)
This is my favorite movie of the year,' I realized," Bay Area food writer Meredith Brody begins a food column -- "as I watched Sideways for the third time with the same sense of delight and pleasure as I had the first time, six weeks earlier, at the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
The performances are key: Giamatti is wonderful portraying a sad sack who continues to have trouble getting over his divorce. His scenes with Madsen are tender and intelligently played, and, to be sure, he deserved to be among the nominees for Best Actor. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Sideways marks the latest collaboration between Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, and though it's overlong by about 20 minutes, the film likely marks their best work to date. The simple premise involves two buddies - a washed out actor named Jack (Thomas ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pajiba (Jeremy C. Fox)Pajiba (Jeremy C. Fox)
Paul Giamatti is an unlikely romantic lead. He’s short, balding, weak-chinned, and pot-bellied; he doesn’t look like a movie star — he’s what many of us are afraid we look like. That’s part of what makes it heartening to see him getting bigger ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Pajiba (Jeremy C. Fox)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Following the brilliant About Schmidt, writer/director Alexander Payne serves up another offbeat 'dramadey' about a pair of old college buddies who take a road trip through California wine country. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church star in the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at BBC Films
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Very funny and very sad, Sideways is smashing. The story is simple: wine-loving wannabe writer Miles (Paul Giamatti) is taking failed actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a week-long tour of California's wine region to celebrate his old friend's upcoming ...read the complete Sideways movie review at BBC Films
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmtext.comfilmtext.com
Von Anfang an erscheint alles an „Sideways“ auf eine schläfrige Weise vertraut. Seine Figurenkonturierungen wirken wie abgepaust aus einer der HBO-Fernsehserien, in denen fortschreibend ein skurrilrealistisches Amerika konstruiert und stilisiert ...read the complete Sideways movie review at filmtext.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
The underdevelopment of some characters can be attributed to an overriding decision to caricaturize the subjects of the film. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)
Zoals gezegd is Miles een raspessimist die allerlei medicijnen slikt om zijn leven op de rit te houden. Hij is bezig met een boek, maar krijgt maar geen uitgever bereid het uit te geven. Hij is zo'n twee jaar gescheiden en leeft nu dus als een soort ...read the complete Sideways movie review at www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Although lacking the complexities of Election -- still Payne's best work -- the picture does exude an intelligent craftsmanship that's hard to resist. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)
In Payne's overarching triumph, Sideways is a sensitive, to the point of disturbing, expose of love....love that can blossom with that high school hallway sweetness even in the withered garden of midlife. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
With each new film, Payne and Taylor plane the edges of their wit. Yet this growing maturity merely buffs their work; it's not dulled one bit. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Payne once again does an incredible job creating deeply flawed but extremely likable characters. portrayed in shockingly real performances. Sideways is the least glossy and least Hollywood on Payne's four films, and this might mike it a bit ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
This is more fun than most art films and should be a legitimate Oscar contender. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Giamatti...mostly resembles a walking ulcer, especially when he's inflamed. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Paul Giamatti seems to be the master of nuance, laying his own special touch on everything from independent biopics about manic-depressive underground comic book artists to big-budget, Ben-Affleck-positive action flicks. In his latest project, Sideways, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Two longtime friends set out on a voyage of discovery in the week before one of them gets married in Alexander Payne's frustratingly uneven and disappointing road movie. Payne, whose first two satirical movies ("Citizen Ruth," "Election") adopted a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
For his fourth movie, filmmaker Alexander Payne and writing partner Jim Taylor have adapted Rex Pickett's semi-fictitious book that transplants the typical buddy road comedy into the classier setting of wine tasting. Unlike their last movie, About ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Comingsoon.net
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
One of the delights of the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and then the New York Festival was “Sideways,” now in commercial release. It’s a film that ranks among the year’s highlights, with superb, entertaining performances and a fresh ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Alexander Payne's buddy comedy about two guys drinking wine and finding love has become one of the year's most celebrated films, and for good reason. Quite frankly, it's a classic, with nuanced performances, a breezy and familiar script, effortless ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Apollo Movie Guide [Brian Webster]Apollo Movie Guide [Brian Webster]
An unhappy man – unsuccessful in love and as a writer – takes an old buddy on a pre-wedding wine tour, and in the process confronts his own hopelessness. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church star in this film by Alexander Payne. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Apollo Movie Guide [Brian Webster]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
As the title suggests, Sideways is about people whose lives aren't going forward. At times the movie has the same feel, but that's as much a part of its charm as the four outstanding performances that make it so compelling. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Jam! Movies
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Sideways is the sweetest, funniest, most humane movie I’ve seen all year. I emphasize its humanity because most of what passes for comedy these days, whether it be low-concept or smarty-pants, is little more than gagfests peopled by joke-bots. In the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The (Georgetown) Hoya The (Georgetown) Hoya
Even though the funniest scenes can be enjoyed by the most immature of crowds, Payne and Taylor aim to please an older and much more mature audience than most colleges could supply. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The (Georgetown) Hoya
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle
If you knew of Paul Giamatti at all before last year, it was probably as the nebbishy actor who's sometimes better than the movies he appears in. And he's appeared in a lot of them. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Houston Chronicle
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
No doubt he was helped by Payne, a skilled, unshowy director, especially with comedy — watch how he keeps the victim of a mild beating just offscreen to subtly amplify the humor. The male-bonding wildness comes in unexpected bursts; the typical ...read the complete Sideways movie review at filmcritic.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central Review [Bill Chambers]Film Freak Central Review [Bill Chambers]
Alexander Payne has a gift for wry humour, of course, and in Sideways, there's a nice, sardonic hold on a bathroom door's sign--"MEN"--after Jack (Thomas Haden Church), having learned nothing from a sour indiscretion that netted him a broken nose, starts ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Freak Central Review [Bill Chambers]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Senses of Cinema (Natalie Reitano)Senses of Cinema (Natalie Reitano)
“Did you drink and dial?” Jack (Thomas Haden Church) asks Miles (Paul Giamatti) in Alexander Payne's Sideways (2004) when Miles stumbles back to the table where the two friends are supposed to be entertaining their dates. As even Jack, who is hardly ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Senses of Cinema (Natalie Reitano)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for HugeReviews.comHugeReviews.com
I found an unusually similar connection in Sideways, an extremely well-constructed buddy road trip movie which is brilliant in both its casting and the choices made by the director. In this film, though, I connected to each of the characters, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at HugeReviews.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film Journal (Alan Vanneman)Bright Lights Film Journal (Alan Vanneman)
Do you ever get the feeling that there are too many white people in the world? Too much pinot noir, too much Restoration Hardware, and too many medallions of veal, with or without black truffles? I don’t have the exact figures on this, but it’s ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal (Alan Vanneman)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Talking Pictures (UK)Talking Pictures (UK)
Sideways tells the story of Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) and Jack Lopate (Thomas Haden Church) who embark on one last road trip in the week before Jack’s wedding to an Armenian property developer’s daughter. Miles is a â€recently divorced’ ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Talking Pictures (UK)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Letters Have No ArmsLetters Have No Arms
'Sideways' isn't a bad movie at all. Dipshit, pompous schlub, along with his pathetic pussy hound pal go up to Santa Barbara's wine country and to drink wine and play golf. Since it is actually made with some discretion, it isn't the same independent ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Letters Have No Arms
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)
On the eve of his wedding, one time TV actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) hits the road with his college roommate Miles (Paul Giamatti) for a week of golf and wine-tasting in California’s wine country. Miles is a teacher and struggling novelist who ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies ReviewZertinet Movies Review
“Sideways’” journey is really a chronicle of expressions: A forced smile, a frustrated grimace, a desperate stare and an optimistic grin. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Zertinet Movies Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)
Miles Faymond, a failed writer who teaches junior high school English takes his best friend, former "hot," currently "voiceover" actor Jack on a week-long drive up to the Wine Country in California. There they explore the nature of their failures and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Martin Tsai's BlogMartin Tsai's Blog
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor have poignantly captured the bittersweet everyday crises of Middle America with their short but nevertheless astonishing filmography that includes Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt, and the latest, Sideways. Based on ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Martin Tsai's Blog
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Nehring The EdgeNehring The Edge
I’ve become weary of our critics – yes it is time to criticize the critics. When you see "Critically acclaimed" on the DVD box – just run. The film industry to English translation of "Critically acclaimed" is "Amoral and subversive." Can we have a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Nehring The Edge
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for A Nutshell ReviewA Nutshell Review
Wine lovers unite! There isn't, in my recent memory, a show that celebrates wine, vineyards and grapes, like this one does. Scattered throughout as part of the narrative are so many wine terms, vintage bottles, and wine tasting, that the amateur me can ...read the complete Sideways movie review at A Nutshell Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
Writer director Alexander Payne is fast establishing himself as one of the freshest, most original new voices in American cinema. Through films like Election and About Schmidt, he has shown a distinctive gift for offbeat comedies involving emotionally ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Tiscali UK
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kamera.co.uk Kamera.co.uk
Alexander Payne's About Schmidt, featured a retiree looking back over his life with a sense of underachievement. His new film, Sideways, returns to the themes explored in his breakthrough film, Election, with two men nervously approaching middle-age. One ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Kamera.co.uk
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
What a chat-up line. Yet this and other crucial questions concerning wine, men, love and friendship are the lifeblood of this low-key road movie about two middle-aged men, Miles and Jack (Thomas Haden Church), who take to the highway to explore ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Time Out
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
Een film zonder special effects, zonder spectaculair verhaal of grote publiekstrekkers, zonder glitter en glamour, maar met eenvoudige mensen over de gewone dingen des levens: vriendschap, wijn en liefde. Alexander Paynes lowbudget film “Sideways” ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cutting Edge
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film Journal (Megan Ratner)Bright Lights Film Journal (Megan Ratner)
The festival closed with Alexander Payne’s Sideways, a bittersweet tribute to bad-boyism and good wine based on Rex Pickett’s novel. Set in the Santa Ynez Valley, it follows the week-long exploits of fortyish college buddies Miles (Paul Giamatti), an ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal (Megan Ratner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
La piste Dolby Digital 5.1 anglaise fait la part belle aux dialogues, le film ne nécessitant pas de grandes envolées sonores. Ces derniers sont parfaitement clairs et distincts. La dynamique d’ensemble demeure cependant très correcte même si seule ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVDRAMA
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mark R. LeeperMark R. Leeper
The film, directed and written in part by Alexander Payne, is a mini-education in wine as well as an endearing look at one of those people who cannot seem to make life work for him. Payne had previously directed ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT. In the former ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Mark R. Leeper
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
The sharply written script does a marvelous job of skewering wine snobs. Miles, an aspiring writer who has a thing for Pinot like some men have a preference for blondes, speaks in a dialect of wine babble that is baffling to nonwine aficionados. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Steve Rhodes
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
The road trip movie is a venerable institution. Though it has become the domain of teen comedies in recent years, it has also been the setting for more adult fare, both comedies (the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby films) and dramas (Thelma & Louise, The ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Når tilværelsen byder på lidt for store udfordringer, ligger det latent i den menneskelige natur at tage et skridt til siden og afvente situationen. Nogle tager et kort hop og er hurtigt tilbage på rette spor, mens andre snarere bevæger sig i en ...read the complete Sideways movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bangin' Banana (El Bicho)Bangin' Banana (El Bicho)
As I was buying my ticket for “Sideways,” a man who had walked out of the previous showing said to me, “It’s so nice to be treated like an adult.” He was talking about how smart this movie is, which is certainly no surprise considering Mr. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bangin' Banana (El Bicho)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald
A study of friendship, disappointment and self-deception, Sideways, directed by Alexander Payne, has at its centre the most leisurely of bachelor parties: it's a road movie that stops off at vineyards. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Exclaim!Exclaim!
The women in the film are never really the objects of satire here — they’re fun, smart, sexy and relatively well-adjusted. This is all about male foibles and vulnerabilities. While this is nothing new for an Alexander Payne film, his treatment of the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Exclaim!
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDnett.noDVDnett.no
Sjelden har vel en film med så mye drikking vært så intelligent som denne. Strålende skuespillere hjulpet av et lynskarpt manus og en begavet regissør har resultert i en av de beste komedier jeg har sett på veldig lenge. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVDnett.no
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Bardot)filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Bardot)
La peine est-elle soluble dans les litrons de vinasse? Les routards de Sideways ont beau courir les crus les plus nobles, leur existence a bel un bien le goût madérisé d’une vulgaire piquette. Miles, professeur de littérature, frais divorcé, se ...read the complete Sideways movie review at filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Bardot)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slate [David Edelstein]Slate [David Edelstein]
As someone who frequently contemplates the pros and cons of alcohol consumption, I've wondered why no one ever talks about out-of-control epicureans—why Alcoholics Anonymous people (at least in my circles) never tell horror stories of self-destructive ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Slate [David Edelstein]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Make a circle. Grab a pen and a piece of scrap paper, and just do it — don’t use a compass or anything like that. Just draw a circle. Go ahead. The review will still be here when you get back. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle [Carla Meyer]San Francisco Chronicle [Carla Meyer]
It's clear which way this schlubby, divorced middle-school English teacher is headed, but he buffers himself with the trappings of a better life. He has finished a novel, even though he acknowledges it is impenetrable. At his corner coffeehouse, he ...read the complete Sideways movie review at San Francisco Chronicle [Carla Meyer]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews [Vince Leo]Qwipster's Movie Reviews [Vince Leo]
In my book, Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Election) is now 4-for-4 as director and auteur, choosing unlikely ideas for good movies and making them far more engrossing than anyone could have a right to expect them to be. His latest effort, Sideways, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews [Vince Leo]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Miles (Paul Giamatti) and his friend Jack (Thomas Hayden Church) once had visions of lives in which all their dreams would be realized, with fame, fortune, and all that goes with immense success. Miles was to be a prominent author, someone whose words ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Lights Out Films - DVD ReviewLights Out Films - DVD Review
Sideways follows Miles (Paul Giamatti), a frustrated novelist who subsists by teaching high school, and survives by drowning his brain in the knowledge and liquor that is the world of wine. Miles sees wine as his lone connection to the civilized a world ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Lights Out Films - DVD Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Alternately irritable and irritating, the paunchy, balding Paul Giamatti is so spirited in his distress and so recognizably human in his attributes that he bids to define a genre. There's Storytelling (in which he played a wheedling indie filmmaker), ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for itsvery Movie Reviewitsvery Movie Review
It’s about depressive, recently divorced Miles (Paul Giamatti), English teacher, unsuccessful writer, middle-aged (and you might call him a total loser), who can express his feelings only through (or hide them behind) his passion for fine wine, and his ...read the complete Sideways movie review at itsvery Movie Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Erasing Clouds - DVD reviewErasing Clouds - DVD review
Alexander Payne is part of an exciting new wave of filmmakers who grew up during the â€70s and were subsequently influenced by the movies from that era. His contemporaries include the likes of Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, and David O. Russell to ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Erasing Clouds - DVD review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Exclaim! [James Luscombe]Exclaim! [James Luscombe]
Alexander Payne is the poet laureate of male self-delusion. His characters, from Mr. McAllister in Election to Jack Nicholson’s Schmidt, are all blind to their own misplaced obsessions. Payne’s new film, Sideways, continues in this tradition, but ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Exclaim! [James Luscombe]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review [Sarah Chauncey]Reel.com DVD review [Sarah Chauncey]
Some day, Paul Giamatti will get his Oscar. He deserved it for American Splendor, and he should have at least been nominated as Miles. Not only is he a top-notch actor, he's also brilliant at conveying subtext with his body: He can deliver a line ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Reel.com DVD review [Sarah Chauncey]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
Someone once said, "Life is what happens to you along the way." Sideways is one of those along the way kind of films. Its plot is structured around a road trip taken by two long-time friends, Miles and Jack—one last week of "freedom" before Jack ties ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Plugged In
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film-Forward.comFilm-Forward.com
Sideways has been getting a lot of year-end attention and it only takes one viewing to figure out why. What Payne has done here is created a film not for any one demographic, but for those who simply love going to the movies. With moving performances, an ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film-Forward.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FilmDailies.comFilmDailies.com
Sideways is an extraordinary movie. I was looking for the right word to characterize and I went through a bunch of them. “Great” is not the right word here as it implies something on a magnitude never seen before. Lawrence of Arabia is a great movie. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at FilmDailies.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FilmstalkerFilmstalker
Giamatti and Church are amazing in this film, and together they seem to have a wonderful chemistry as buddies. It's interesting that in so many films you can see a strong chemistry like this but never really understand if it's real or not. When you see ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Filmstalker
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for offoffoff.comoffoffoff.com
As crisp, fresh, and invigorating as a bottle of the season's Beaujolais, Alexander Payne's "Sideways" is a bolt from the bright California blue, an immensely gratifying motion picture that knocks you horizontal with its romantic, sun-drenched scenery, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at offoffoff.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.com [Todd Gilchrist]FilmStew.com [Todd Gilchrist]
It seems like the word â€perfect’ is used far too often in movie reviews these days, so much so that the word has all but lost its meaning. This movie is the â€perfect romantic comedy!’ That movie is â€perfect for audiences of all ages!’ Another ...read the complete Sideways movie review at FilmStew.com [Todd Gilchrist]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
Two men (Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church) embark on a week-long tour of California's wine country as a last adventure before one of them gets married. One has only plans for sampling the local wines and enjoying the scenery while the other has only ...read the complete Sideways movie review at kids-in-mind
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Insights [Adrian Sim, Drakula]Insights [Adrian Sim, Drakula]
Watched Sideways a couple of days ago but was afraid I couldn't come up with a worthy review to match this utterly charming and exquisite (yeah like the wine metaphor in the film) dramedy. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Insights [Adrian Sim, Drakula]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (Jane Elia)sneersnipe (Jane Elia)
Delicately balanced as a fine wine, director Alexander Payne’s (About Schmidt, Election, Citizen Ruth) charming, award winning picture, is comic and poignant in equal measure. Following the sunny Californian road-trip of two forty-somethings in pursuit ...read the complete Sideways movie review at sneersnipe (Jane Elia)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com [Tom Blain]JackassCritics.com [Tom Blain]
Every year, or at least we can hope â€every year’, there comes a gem of a movie that drifts into theatres so calmly and quietly that most people never even knew it existed. When I told people I was going to see Sideways, the consensus reaction was ...read the complete Sideways movie review at JackassCritics.com [Tom Blain]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Gabriel Shanks)Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Gabriel Shanks)
But forget all this: despite all the banter about pinot noirs, syrahs and chardonnays, the real subject of SIDEWAYS is the male superego. In a world that no longer revolves around masculinity, Miles and his horn dog buddy Jack (Thomas Haden Church) -- ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Gabriel Shanks)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
When was the last time you saw Paul Giamatti? And when the film ended, did you realize how much you would miss him? It was just last year that Giamatti played the hilariously beleaguered Harvey Pekar in American Splendor, a role that he occupied with ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Georgia Straight (Paul Myers)Georgia Straight (Paul Myers)
God, it is said, is in the details. And it is the particulars of a real life that reveal to us the truth of the human condition. Life, while sometimes being truly horrible, can often seem hilarious when closely examined, and it's this seeming ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Georgia Straight (Paul Myers)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Culture Wars [David Haviland]Culture Wars [David Haviland]
Sideways comes as a pleasant surprise, and has deservedly picked up five Oscar nominations. The film stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church as Miles and Jack, two middle-aged friends who take a wine-tasting road trip around the vineyards of Santa ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Culture Wars [David Haviland]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Short more than a few of the physical attributes usually associated with a Hollywood leading man, Paul Giamatti makes up for it with a single quality – pure acting talent. Giamatti, chinless, pudgy, and balding, plays the intellectually competent ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
The film itself should be approached like a fine wine: Uncork it, give it time to breathe, and then luxuriate in its rich, heady flavor. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy Review [Dustin Putman]TheMovieBoy Review [Dustin Putman]
At the opening of "Sideways," Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) is awoken by a knock at his apartment door. His car is blocking where a construction company needs to work, and he is asked to move it. Then he finds out he has overslept by over an hour, and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at TheMovieBoy Review [Dustin Putman]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
It was clear from his first two pictures, Citizen Ruth and Election, that writer/director Alexander Payne had a gleeful wit and the steady aim of a master barb thrower. There wasn’t a heartfelt moment in either of these comedies; there wasn’t meant ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Boston Phoenix
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movies that Bang! (Jordan Hiller)Movies that Bang! (Jordan Hiller)
According to the Talmud, the grape is a fruit with the potential to become greater than itself. Alone, on the vine, it is a mere berry, that if left to its devices would shrivel in the sun and find its way into a tiny cardboard box. But with the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movies that Bang! (Jordan Hiller)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movies into Film.com (N.P. Thompson)Movies into Film.com (N.P. Thompson)
Leigh directs the film so skillfully in crosscut contrasts between the working class and upper sets of 1950 London, it surprises me that he has a bum ear for music. The composer, or culprit in this case, Andrew Dickson, can only share so much of the ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movies into Film.com (N.P. Thompson)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Somehow I missed Alexander Payne's first feature, the 1996 "Citizen Ruth." I caught up with him in 1999 with his next film, "Election," from the novel by Tom Perrotta, which was a brilliant riff on a seemingly simple theme: A high school civics and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Beth Gilligan)Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Beth Gilligan)
It’s a comment on the current state of film comedy that Alexander Payne’s new movie, Sideways, is being celebrated as one of the year’s best. In its favor, it covers unusual territory: its protagonists are two unremarkable-looking middle-aged men, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Beth Gilligan)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
I'm a big Paul Giamatti fan ("Duets," "American Splendor"). And I enjoyed "About Schmidt" (also directed by Alexander Payne). So, I felt relatively confident I'd enjoy "Sideways." I was completely right. In addition, Thomas Haden Church's performance as ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net [John Nesbit]CultureDose.net [John Nesbit]
With dark satires (Election) and dark comedies (About Schmidt) highlighting his resume, Alexander Payne explores new horizons in Sideways by taking on the pain and struggles of adult relationships. Set primarily in California's wine country, Payne still ...read the complete Sideways movie review at CultureDose.net [John Nesbit]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
Miles (Paul Giamatti) è arrivato a metà della propria vita, e sa di aver fallito. Da due anni è solo, separato dalla sua ex-moglie, che lo ha lasciato per un altro uomo; insegna stancamente letteratura in una scuola media e ha scritto un bel libro che ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Off-screen
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for crocoPuffscrocoPuffs
Funny? Yes. Best picture of 2004? No. Maybe I'm a victim of too much hype, but Sideways doesn't strike me as Oscar material. It's a great script, very good acting (particularly Giamatti), and good direction, but it doesn't live up to the media's ...read the complete Sideways movie review at crocoPuffs
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Actors Ink [Ray Wong]Actors Ink [Ray Wong]
“Two men reaching middle age with not much to show for but disappointments embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the altar.” That’s the premise of SIDEWAYS. It doesn’t sound ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Actors Ink [Ray Wong]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for iF MagazineiF Magazine
In 1999, director Alexander Payne took a quirky film about high school politics and turned it into one of the most unique and funniest comedies from that year. While ELECTION featured a great cast with clever ideas, the nuance and style in the movie ...read the complete Sideways movie review at iF Magazine
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Confusion Planet Confusion
Wenn man in den vergangenen Jahren im Zusammenhang mit Kinofilmen von einem "Roadtrip" las, konnte man sich in der Regel auf einen Film einstellen, der vor allem zwei Zutaten enthielt: 1.) gut aussehende junge Menschen. 2.) platte Scherze unter der ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Planet Confusion
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for stylusmagazine.com (Liz Clayton)stylusmagazine.com (Liz Clayton)
Men don't really get middle-aged, real-life-style, touchy-feely movies made about them in the way women do. Cinematic portrayals of male friendship tend to be of the Swingers school—male bonding through scoring babes, rather than the more feminine ...read the complete Sideways movie review at stylusmagazine.com (Liz Clayton)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
There's a new film in theaters by Alexander Payne called Sideways. It's being extravagantly praised, but for the life of me I can't figure out why. Paul Giamatti plays a morose aspiring writer and wine aficionado, recently divorced, who takes a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
Les deux pistes proposées, anglaise et française, sont identiques en terme de qualité. Les deux pistes 5.1 font la part belle aux dialogues, le film ne nécessitant pas de grandes envolées sonores. Ces derniers sont parfaitement clairs et distincts. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVDRAMA
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated dramedy. Profanity consists of at least 79 "f" words, while many other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Sexually explicit dialogue is present as are several graphic ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Aaron West)Movie-Vault.com (Aaron West)
Over the past few years, several American, artistically inclined directors have emerged. Most have forged their careers out of creating quirky, humorous, but implausible characters and situations. I'm talking about Spike Jonze, the Andersons (Wes and P. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Aaron West)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church play the leads in this intelligent comedy as we follow their wine tasting excursion, and the two couldn’t have been cast any better. Both nail their characters so fabulously that you never doubt their motivations ...read the complete Sideways movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Salon (Charles Taylor)Salon (Charles Taylor)
Alexander Payne's new movie, "Sideways," makes you feel like you're trapped at dinner with a wiseass who's trying to convince you what a sensitive guy he is. The film, which opens theatrically next Wednesday after closing this year's New York Film ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Salon (Charles Taylor)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Joey The Film GeekJoey The Film Geek
Although I'm very proud of being a geek, every now and then, I gotta deal with assholes. There's always somebody who hears about how often I watch movies, and how much time I spend working on this web site, and they say something like, "you have way too ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Joey The Film Geek
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies Review [Liam Cullin]Empire Movies Review [Liam Cullin]
There were only a few things I knew about Sideways before deciding to check it out at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. First, it was directed by Alexander Payne - yes, the man behind About Schmidt, but more importantly, the man behind ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Empire Movies Review [Liam Cullin]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)
Als Mensch betrachtet, ist Miles die geballte Ansammlung all der Unsicherheiten und Komplexe, vor denen wir Angst haben, dass sie zuschlagen: Zur Halbzeit seines Lebens hat er nichts erreicht, was ihm wichtig wäre; In seiner Ehe fühlte er sich so ...read the complete Sideways movie review at allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader ReviewsThe BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
A failed novelist and his soon-to-be-married washed-up actor friend salute the remains of their youth and take one last road trip in the week before the big wedding. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Giamatti and Church have great chemistry and manage to make their characters likable in spite of Miles and Jack's moral shortcomings. Giamatti is pitch-perfect, his hang-dog demeanor evincing an almost genetic disposition to seeing the wine glass ...read the complete Sideways movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium [JoBlo]JoBlo's Movie Emporium [JoBlo]
I watched this movie from my hospital bed. I mention that off the top of my review, not for some lame attempt at sympathy, but because it taps directly into one of the film’s grander themes, that of the “crossroads” of one’s life. I like most ...read the complete Sideways movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium [JoBlo]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Cineclub-Filmkritik Cineclub-Filmkritik
Alexander Paynes letzter Film „About Schmidt“ zeichnete sich bereits durch besonders lakonischen Humor aus. Auch hier in „Sideways“ ist es der unterschwellige, schwarze Humor, der den Film antreibt. Die beiden gegensätzlichen Charaktere wechseln ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club [Scott Tobias]The Onion A.V. Club [Scott Tobias]
In the opening minutes of Alexander Payne's wonderful road comedy Sideways, Paul Giamatti gives the first impression of an unkempt California layabout of Big Lebowski proportions. A divorced misanthrope slouching into middle age, Giamatti is scheduled to ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Onion A.V. Club [Scott Tobias]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
The combination “buddy/road” film, based on the 1999 novel by Rex Pickett, makes certain points about the malaise and dysfunction permeating, perhaps saturating, Middle America. But in general, Sideways seems softer and less focused than Payne’s ...read the complete Sideways movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
I’d like to propose a toast to Paul Giamatti, who manages, yet again, to portray the unlikely hero in such a way that irritably dazzles onscreen. First, it was his depiction of comic writer Harvey Peykar in American Splendor. Now, it’s the recently ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinema Blend
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Much as he tries to move forward, junior high school English teacher and unpublished novelist Miles (Paul Giamatti) is going nowhere. Still muttering over the abandonment of his ex-wife, he's angry at himself, his students' repetitively error-ridden ...read the complete Sideways movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Jonathan F. RichardsJonathan F. Richards
Sideways is a buddy movie with undertones of ripe fruit, a hint of nuts, and bass notes of aging ham. It'll go beautifully with whatever you're having. It's ready to serve now, and should have a long shelf life. Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti, American ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Jonathan F. Richards
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Video Reviews with Joan EllisVideo Reviews with Joan Ellis
Feeling lukewarm about a movie engulfed in favorable buzz is an uncomfortable berth for a movie reviewer. “Sideways” is funny; it has a good script and fine photography; and surely few actors have played two losers with more inspiration that ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Video Reviews with Joan Ellis
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
There is a scene a third of the way through “Sideways”, the instant classic from last year, which perfectly situates the audience to the films difficult central male relationship. On night two of their bachelor-esque Californian wine country tour, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Aisle Seat [Andy Dursin]The Aisle Seat [Andy Dursin]
In a year of disappointing films, it was easy for critics to overrate “Sideways,” which has a few bright moments but several pretentious passages with an overly-active Rolfe Kent score that soon wears out its welcome. Director Alexander Payne and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Aisle Seat [Andy Dursin]
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Depressed sad sack Miles (Paul Giamatti) is a schoolteacher and struggling writer who takes his soon to be married best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a road trip to the wine country of Santa Barbara, California for a week. Miles wishes to have a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinema Blend
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
I thought I was going to hate Sideways. I think a part of me even wanted to hate it, to flaunt my youth and emphasize why a film about wine should not appeal to me. That would brand the film as geared towards the old guard, those old enough to have ...read the complete Sideways movie review at The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
More than anything, Sideways furthers the impression that Alexander Payne is a great structuralist filmmaker. Along with his writing partner Jim Taylor, Payne creates pitch-perfect paeans to American character and eccentricity, and there's a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Slant Magazine
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood JesusHollywood Jesus
Sideways is one of the year’s best films. Paul Giamatti plays Miles, a middle-aged 8th-grade English teacher with aspirations of becoming a published novelist. He is unable to move on from a painful divorce and seems to bask in his own misery and ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Hollywood Jesus
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Jamie Sellers)musicOMH (Jamie Sellers)
On the face of it, it seems like a fairly mundane premise for a film. Miles Raymond is a forty-something divorcee, unpublished novelist and wine connoisseur. His old school friend Jack is some kind of actor - that is, he does adverts and voiceovers, ...read the complete Sideways movie review at musicOMH (Jamie Sellers)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Bangin' Banana (Tim Bentley)Bangin' Banana (Tim Bentley)
Payne follows up the inaccessible About Schmidt with a journey into the inner motivations of two middle-aged friends. One - an uptight and neurotic sophisticate who likes traveling to wine country for the pleasurable senses of it all; the other - a ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Bangin' Banana (Tim Bentley)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The other thing that this movie taught me is that there's a reason most movies aren't about mundane matters and ordinary people. If we want to see those things, all we have to do is look at our own lives. From the movies, I look forward to being taken ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for artechock (Rüdiger Suchsland)artechock (Rüdiger Suchsland)
Zwei ziemlich unterschiedliche Männer mittleren Alters fahren gemeinsam für eine Woche ins kalifornische Santa Barbara Country - die Weingegend des Sonnenstaates. Hier wollen sie abends guten Wein trinken, lange ausschlafen, und ein bisschen Golf ...read the complete Sideways movie review at artechock (Rüdiger Suchsland)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Film Ireland Film Ireland
Sideways plots a trip of two old college pals, Miles (Paul Giamatti), wine connoisseur and struggling novelist as he takes has-been actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a wine tasting road trip to the vineyards of California's coast in the week before ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Ireland
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
Really just a likable romantic comedy of personality as two buddies learn about each other on a road trip. The film will be of particular interest to wine lovers. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Frankly, I don't know how Payne does it, but his formula of bringing out popularly hailed qualities in an apparent loser has worked again. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)
Much of Sideways is top-notch, with witty banter reminiscent of excellent films like Diner and Wonder Boys . ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
It's not Payne's best work, but even a lesser piece by Alexander Payne far exceeds just about anything else out there. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
Miles, un écrivain raté et récemment divorcé, et son ami Jack, un acteur sur le point de se marier, décident de faire ensemble la route des vins dans la vallée de Santa Ynez, en Californie. Jack, séducteur, veut goûter une dernière fois à la ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinopsis
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Kvikmyndir.com (--)Kvikmyndir.com (--)
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Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. CrankyMr. Cranky
I'm convinced that film critics are all agog over Alexander Payne's movies because his characters are so pathetic that even if you're a newspaper slag working 60 hours a week at some 5,000 circulation community rag and your life is effectively going ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Mr. Cranky
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
Life begins at forty, or so the greeting cards say. But let's face it, we all know that is a crock of it. And, no, I don't want to hear some feel-good stories about Grandma Moses or Colonel Sanders or Moms Mabley or even the recently deceased Rodney ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
...read the complete Sideways movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio) (Rick Curnutte)TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio) (Rick Curnutte)
...suffers from Alexander Payne's recurring broad brushstrokes...reductive, anti-intellectual... ...read the complete Sideways movie review at TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio) (Rick Curnutte)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)
plodding, standoffish and seriously overrated. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O)Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Payne abandons his biting eye for satire with this uninspired and mean road picture. Makes one long for a car drive with Mr. McAllister and Warren Schmidt. ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Alternative Film Guide ReviewAlternative Film Guide Review
With Election, Alexander Payne demonstrated a flair for satirical comedy the likes of which would have turned Billy Wilder green with envy. With About Schmidt, Payne demonstrated that his comedic flair could go the way of Wilder’s in fluff like ...read the complete Sideways movie review at Alternative Film Guide Review
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)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)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for CinepassionCinepassion
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
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)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)
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.comfilethirteen.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
Sideways (2004) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Beth Gottfried)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)
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