I can’t think of many movies in which Paul Giamatti has been the main character, but after viewing “Sideways”, my recommendation to Hollywood is to change that trend. His character, Miles Faymond, is very well developed; and easy to relate to. Giamatti was the perfect actor to play the somewhat unstable Miles; much the same personality of the hostage he played in “The Negotiator”. I enjoyed this film, which is full of many laughs, very much. Also, mostly because Miles is a wine taster, I learned a lot about the many different wines, and how they are developed. This film will be enjoyed by adults of all ages.

I do not recommend this film due to much inappropriate content. While the storyline is very good, there are several drinking scenes; not surprising since Miles is indeed a wine taster on a “bachelor trip” with his friend. I did not see any need for the amount of vulgar language- the f word is uttered over sixty times. Also included in this flick is some sexually sensitive conduct- including a couple sex scenes. It’s too bad such a well written movie had to be tainted with such unneeded junk. This movie is not Dove approved.