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...isn’t for you. The film—Goldberger’s first—aims to be darkly humorous with this incident and others even more absurd, but garners laughs mostly at its own expense. Despite a talented cast including Thomas Hayden Church (“Sideways??) and Elisabeth J. Shue ’00 (“Leaving Las Vegas”), the script lacks the subtlety and confidence to pull off the sophisticated black humor to which it aspires...
...other hand, Shue does overact in her role as Sonny, and it just feels even more stilted and awkward. Hayden Church’s performance is more compelling. As a primarily comic actor—he played the sex-crazed bachelor Jack in “Sideways?? and the laughable villain of “George of the Jungle”—he is good at balancing a sense of humor with the demands of playing a more serious, troubled character...
...perfect example of the synthesis of academia and oenophilia is Robert N. Stavins, Pratt professor of business and government. Last year he co-founded of the “Journal of Wine Economics.” Around the same time, he threw a “Sideways?? party, featuring painstakingly recreated food and wine combinations from the movie that made pinot noir—a “peculiar” grape in his words—popular...
...down. Despite their somewhat incredible friendship—they have completely opposing interests, outlooks and goals—the acting is exceptional and Giamatti and Church exude a chemistry that makes their friendship believable and oddly charming. But sadly, the movie is ultimately worthwhile only for its fine performances. Sideways??s structure is painfully episodic, never allowing audiences to become fully engrossed in its obnoxious characters...
...down. Despite their somewhat incredible friendship—they have completely opposing interests, outlooks and goals—the acting is exceptional and Giamatti and Church exude a chemistry that makes their friendship believable and oddly charming. But sadly, the movie is ultimately worthwhile only for its fine performances. Sideways??s structure is painfully episodic, never allowing audiences to become fully engrossed in its obnoxious characters...