Got out for a mid-week movie to see Sideways. After all the hype, we felt like we were the last people to see the film, especially in San Francisco. Since there were three other people in the theater, I guess we weren’t the only slackers. Result? Mild enjoyment, but felt like a female buddy movie where the lead buddies were male… and gender was the only twist. Yes, it was a film made only for adults, with no pandering to a crossover audience of teenage boys or anything else — but it wasn’t surprising. The characters filled their roles, but too many of the lines felt like they should have stayed in the book, especially the rhapsodizing about how wine is like life, etc. Still, a movie that didn’t depress. After House of Sand and Fog, that was welcome.