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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Paul Giamatti Thomas Haden Church Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh

Directors Alexander Payne

Screenwriters Alexander Payne Jim Taylor

Running Time 127 minutes

Sideways (15)

Plot
Ageing voiceover actor Jack (Church) is finally tying the knot. To celebrate, his longtime friend Miles (Giamatti) treats him to a stag week in the Californian vineyards, to teach him the ways of wine tasting. But Jack has different plans: he wants to get the morose Miles laid - and get his own end away while he's at it...

Verdict
Brilliantly observed characters are becoming second nature to Payne and Taylor, and the performances here are uniformly terrific. This is wonderful, original stuff.


Reviewer: Dan Jolin

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