sideways

so i finally watched this movie all my cultured and intelligent friends raved about. i have several observations:

1) that balding character (miles i think is his name) was way too much of a bummer for me.
2) ironically he reminded me of myself on my self-pity days. ick.
3) he made me feel really good about my life
4) jack is way too tan
5) i love the scene about the pinot & why miles loves 'the pinot'& why mia loves wine. made me go pour a glass of my own. sniff, sip, swish, swallow. yes.
6) i loved the road signs & how they flashed the town name at the bottom of the screen-'hey! i've been there!'
7) didn't appreciate the raunchy sex blips
8) thought sevral times, 'that's EXACTLY how california is!!' the vineyards really look like that *they glow*
9) the experience of all day wine tasting is much like what miles experienced--a slow, but sure buzz turning into a warm drunk that you couldn't have avoided & cannot get rid of (the dinner scene portrayed perfectly a wine buzz-and the unfortunate realities of one)
10) can't decide if jack (forget real name) is a good actor or not.
11) i secretly loved all the hoity toity wine talk-it is pretty rad stuff and they are right IT IS *ALIVE*

but overall i was left feeling undecided about the whole thing-enjoyed myself but not overly inspired. not like i was when i watched 'divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood' or 'the sandlot'. now those make you wanna go out & live.