Comments on: AAR Goes to the Movies, Pt. 1

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:49:14 +0000

I’ve seen the movie twice. It’s one of those movies you don’t watch every day because it’s like watching an idiot make the same mistakes again and again. It can be frustrating. But the first real high point in the movie is where Maya and Miles are sharing the reason they became oenophiles and you begin to see Maya isn’t “just a waitress” and Miles isn’t a geeky loser, washed up in middle-age, no where left to go. These characters have depth, heart, soul, and can openly express it. You see the passion in their common bond that is more than surface lust, unlike Jack who is shallow, and self-centered. Later on in the movie the 1961 bottle of wine becomes the metaphor for enjoying life at its “peak”, a sort of “carpe diem”, savoring rather than just collecting for the sake of having, before it’s too late. Suffice it to say that for all his quirks, Miles is the hero of the story saving his friend’s marriage tho’ he doesn’t really deserve it, and maybe, just maybe, finding a new life… Definitely a have-to-see movie.

By: Susan/DC

Susan/DC — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:15:10 +0000

Yes, that scene with Miles and Maya, where each of them reveals so much about themselves even if on the surface it’s a discussion of wine — stunning.

By: Jessa Slade

Jessa Slade — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:39:56 +0000

Plus there’s that hysterical line about merlots. And I LIKE merlot

By: LeeB.

LeeB. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:50:43 +0000

Rike: I remember watching this movie several years ago and I was surprised at how dark in tone it was. From all the previews and clips I had seen, I expected something a lot more light-hearted.

But I do remember exactly the scene you mentioned about the discussion of wines. You’re right, it was memorable.