Writers: Rex Pickett, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke, Jessica Hecht, Miss Doty, M.C. Gainey, Alysia Reiner
More info: IMDb
Tagline: In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Plot: Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment, embark on a week long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
My rating: 7/10
Will I watch it again? No.
I caught this one many years back and I remember liking it better then. It's a good flick with some great performances. Maybe it hit me wrong this time. Giamatti plays descending into darkness a little too well. He was sometimes painful to watch but only for that reason. Church plays a likable and sometimes despicable guy. There are a few laughs. It's funny that I watched this about a decade ago and all I can remember was the (almost) final scene at the fast food restaurant. But possibly the funniest bits in the picture...
Great stuff. Overall it's a good flick but it's not something I'll need to see again. Twice was fine. The 20th Century Fox DVD has some extras starting with a commentary track with Giamatii and Church, 7 deleted scenes, a making of featurette (6 minutes) and the theatrical trailer (non-anamorphic widescreen).
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