Sideways Moview Review

Sideways true strength is its attempt to infuse the buddy movie genre with insight instead of one liners. The bonds that tie these former college roommates together are very thin. This odd couple sticks by each other, through thick and thin, because they apparently don't have anyone else to cling too. That degree of honesty, in a "major motion picture", is refreshingly depressing Sideways Movie review.

The story revolves around someone with a wine obsession going out for a last week of freedom with his friend who is getting married in a week. The friend's goal is to get himself and the protagonist laid. Meeting up with two girls the groom tells lies that put the two of them into a better hookup position. The story eventualy becomes the main character's attempts at getting over his previous marriage and moving on to this very sweet girl that he has indirectly lied to. Tough situation. Sideways .The heros have a relationship comparable to Randal and Dante from Clerks where the adventurous one keeps getting the slow paced and depressional one into deeper and deeper shit. Sideways does have a few weaknesses. The degree of character development doesn't justify the two hour plus length of the movie. The wine aficionado subplot also lacks robustness. For all of the story's depth it fails to tackle the issue of alcoholism head on.

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like a good wine, has to be savoured to be appreciated. Upon deeper introspection, however, you'll come to the conclusion that this offbeat buddy film needed a little more flavour to be considered a classic.

Sideways Movie