Hate to be the skunk at the garden party, but I was pretty underwhelmed by Sideways. Don't get me wrong, Paul Giamatti is wonderful, but man, I really didn't want to spend so much time with such a depressed schlub. The film doesn't really get going until he dumps the spit bucket on his head. The general skewering of wine snobs was very funny (I don't want to drink any goddam merlot, either...), but generating any sympathy for these two losers was an uphill proposition for me.