Sideways

I’m a little behind in viewing this 2004 Oscar winning movie, however I can see why this was a winner. It’s real. That’s the best way to describe this movie. Some movies have real moments, but the cool thing about this movie is that the entire movie is real and it could happen to anyone watching the movie; and probably has. Why is it appealing? That’s the thing, it’s real and it draws you in because of the raw emotions of each character and how they deal with real life. Paul Giamatti is great and I’m not even a big fan. He made me laugh out loud several times. Thomas Haden Church is pretty good at being a mixture of an asshole and a guy mixed up with emotions of getting married. I bet a lot of guys could relate to how he feels in this movie. It’s strange, you know what he does is wrong in the movie, yet because it’s so true to live and real, it’s hard to hate him for doing it. Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh play great roles as the co-star females and their emotions are honest and again, real. I recommend this movie for everyone if you haven’t seen it yet. 4 Stars ****, A+ in my book!