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November 5, 2004

At the Movies: Coming-of-age tale for the midlife-crisis set

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer

It would be too easy to use wine metaphors to sing the praises of "Sideways," the story of two mismatched best friends who spend a week vineyard-hopping along California's central coast.

That would be simple — and cute — and there's nothing simple about "Sideways," although writer-director Alexander Payne makes it all look effortless.

SIDEWAYS

Director: Alexander Payne

Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh, Virginia Madsen

Rating: R, for language, some strong sexual content and nudity

Running time: 124 minutes


 
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