Sideways (2004)

Director: Alexander Payne
Writer: Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Novel by Rex Pickett
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh, Virginia Madsen
Genre: Drama, Rom-Com

Sideways is about two middle-age best-friends who embark on a wine-tasting trip together. Miles (Giamatti) sees it as a nice sendoff before Jack's wedding. Jack (Haden Church) sees it as a chance for a last fling before married life. Both struggling to cope with the mediocrity and failures of their lives, neither really have a realistic view at life.

The acting is good and it's a well enough told story, but the humor didn't hit home with me, leaving me unsatisfied. It won Oscar for "Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay", and was nominated for both among others "Best Motion Picture of the Year" and "Best Achievement in Directing", so it obviously hit home with a lot of others.