一名离了婚的中学教师与即将步入礼堂的老友，两人在加州展开一场醉生梦死的公路旅程，去为他们即将进入中年危机一事无成的人生找寻新的方向…… 　　迈尔斯是一个可悲的失败者，做着遥不可及的作家梦。迈尔斯对葡萄酒颇有研究，就在杰克的婚礼之前，他决定带着老友一起旅旅游，去加利福尼亚的葡萄酒生产基地借酒来释放心情。 　　杰克是一个性欲过剩的老可爱，而迈尔斯却一直焦虑不堪。杰克希望通过这次旅行来个“最后的放纵”，而迈尔斯只期待自己不再那么抑郁。杰克用一瓶廉价的酒就能打发，而迈尔斯却对葡萄酒要求极高。他们两人真是一对奇怪的组合，他们惟一拥有的共同点就是：落魄的事业和褪色的青春。 　　当他们到达目的地之后，杰克很快找到了新欢斯蒂芬妮，斯蒂芬妮活泼好动很讨人喜欢；而迈尔斯也试探性地靠近了一个曾经相识的女侍者玛雅，她恰巧是斯蒂芬妮的好友。随着两对男女关系的加深，一个关于友谊和爱情、酒与性的故事慢慢展开…… 　　获得第62届金球奖七项提名，横扫多伦多电影节、美国电影协会、洛杉矶影评人协会、波士顿电影批评会等等重要电影机构各大奖项，满载而归。　　 　　Scotland-born composer Rolfe Kent (About Schmidt and Nurse Betty) doles out an effervescent jazz-laced score for Alexander Payne's winsome comedy Sideways, a character study following a frolicking trio of friends celebrating the end of bachelorhood in the region of California where wine is king. Kent's soundtrack is more like a bubbling over glass of champagne than a pinot noir. With wistful, accordion-led gems like "Los Olivos" and "Chasing the Golfers," it brings to mind the works of Yann Tiersan (Amélie) and Greencard-era Hans Zimmer. Kent fills the green valleys of Sonoma county with blurry pastels and the warm, deep reds of evening with terrific ease, painting a whimsical world of melancholy with '60s-infused beatnik motifs -- "I'm Not Drinking Any #@%!$ Merlot!" borrows the melody from "Taste of Honey" with infectious results. Sideways may not move any mountains, but it sure would make the drive through them a lot sunnier. Recommended.