Sideways - (Payne;2004;USA) - ***1/2
Before one is to be married, two friends take a weeklong trip through wine country, meeting two women along the way.
Wow, I expected this to possibly go up in my favorites list, but it surprisingly left me less impressed with it. While I still agree with what I previously said, I feel the film didn't give the impact it should've. It's still a great film, but not as good as some other films of the year. The main problem I felt was that it seemed to be a little like About Schmidt, which was much more effective as a whole and in it's final scene.
#47

Best of 2004
01. Million Dollar Baby
02. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
03. Kill Bill vol.2
04. Closer
05. The Passion of the Christ
06. Collateral
07. Sideways
08. The Aviator
09. The Woodsman
10. Finding Neverland