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movie review - Sideways

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2015.01.14

I saw this a second time, recently, and felt that some of its shine had worn off. Both characters are a little too fully fleshed out; one feels neurotic and the other feels like a selfish prick. I don't know if the author(s) were going for an ego/id thing here or what, but the story's grounded in the realities of two people and one is a bit too retched (stealing cash from his mother to afford the trip) while the other is too blithe in his womanizing.

Recommended. But no longer "Strongly".

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You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

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