Best friends Miles and Jack are off to wine country to celebrate Jack’s last week of freedom before he gets married. They drop white lies about themselves, with Miles pretending to be a successful writer and Jack not mentioning his impending wedding, and soon meet two beautiful women whom they spend the rest of their stay with. What sounds like a dreamy bachelor’s celebration, however, soon unravels into a messy tangle of tall tales. Miles and Jack contemplate their situation in smart, sad, and silly turns, delivering excellent performances and an overall hard-hitting road movie.
"It's clear that the filmmakers -- Alexander Payne, the director and screenwriter, and Jim Taylor, his co-writer -- know what they are up to."
— David Denby
"The sweetest, funniest, most humane movie I've seen all year."
— Peter Rainer
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
Oscars
1 win, 4 nominations
Golden Globes
7 nominations
SAG Awards
1 win, 3 nominations
DGA
1 nomination
Spirit Awards
6 wins
WGA
1 win
Nat. Board of Review
3 wins
NYFCC
4 wins
LAFCA
5 wins, 1 nomination
