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In ‘Sideways,’ Boy Shouldn’t Get Girl Back, Because Boy Is A Sad Sack Snob

Paul Giamatti’s character should go back to therapy, tho

John DeVore
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4 min readJun 22, 2022

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Alexander Payne’s middle-of-age comedy Sideways ends on a hopeful note that has been bothering me since I first saw the movie in 2004.

The very last shot of the movie is Miles knocking on Maya’s door. Paul Giamatti is…

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John DeVore
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