Originally posted by BackFire
Oh man, Sideways is a great great movie. One of the most purely entertaining flicks I've seen in a long time. It has some great, loveable, complex characters and combines drama and laugh out loud comedy probably the best I've seen since American Beauty. You should really check it out. Though I do get why you say that about it, it's not sappy like those movies are, it's more or less about a lonely guy and his wacky friend and some adventures they get into.Plus, as always, Paul Giamatti was ace, I really can't believe he didn't get an oscar nom for his performance.
the only negative thing ive heard atleast when it comes to an oscar is that while his performance was good he played the same type of character he tends to a lot and it wasnt a stretch roll for him.. and then when compared to jamie foxx who had to portray a blind musician and johnny depp who can play any number of characters giamatti hasnt shown that type of acting ability with a number of different types of characters