Jack is an out-of-date actor who earns a living from commercials and is uninhibited, but he is lucky enough to meet a woman who is willing to marry him. On the eve of the wedding, Miles, an old friend of many years, decided to give him a farewell gift and take him to a wine base in California for wine tasting, sightseeing, and golf. He also took the opportunity to relieve his anxiety and let himself from the failed marriage. walk out. Jack, however, sees the trip as a last chance to indulge, and tries his best to get to the grave. And just like that, a car, two men, and a case of wine went to sunny California.
A failed person always needs some support to go through so many years before committing suicide. For Miles, support is wine, a dream of being a writer, and a nostalgia for his ex-wife.
Miles has the image of a typical failed man, with bald head, oily belly, and dull fish blisters. He dreams of becoming a writer but can only be a teacher who no one cares about. But he has a soft spot for wine and knows it like the back of his hand. On arriving at the winery, Miles taught Jack wine tasting. Jack is a pure rough man who knows nothing about wine and doesn't understand why a small glass of wine needs to be smelled and shaken. Miles, on the other hand, can tell the brewing process of the wine with just a light sniff and distinguish the various flavors in it. When tasting wine, Miles seemed to have found his lost self, and his eyes felt a layer of soft light, elegant and charming. Sure enough, when a man is intoxicated with one thing, it is his most attractive time. It was precisely because of this intoxication that it also lit a light for his future emotional life.
On the way to California, Miles went to visit his mother who lived alone, a warm and kind old man. It is said to be visiting, but in fact there are other plans. During the banquet, Miles pulled away, ran quietly to his mother's room, and found a place to put the money very skillfully. When he finished taking the money, his eyes fell on the family portrait on the table and his wedding photo, with a gloomy expression. Light, at this moment, the embarrassment of reaching middle age and accomplishing nothing is revealed little by little, and there is nowhere to put it.
During the banquet, when the old man mentioned that he should get back with his ex-wife, he replied casually, I just divorced her, Jack immediately reminded, not just now, but two years. It turned out that he had never forgotten in his heart, and even time had become a passing scene.
Most of the movies are showing the impermanence of the world, and this movie's impermanence comes relatively slowly. Maya's appearance is not even an encounter, but a waiter at the restaurant she used to frequent, and she has known each other before. Maya is intellectual, elegant and charming, focusing on the beauty of young women, and has a little appreciation for Miles. The sharp-eyed Jack even found that the ring on her hand was missing. Sure enough, the divorce was not long. However, Miles still has hope for his old love, and it is difficult to start a new step. The appearance of Maya's friend Stephanie broke this situation, and her unrestrained character quickly became hot with Jack, so the four started dating smoothly.
Unlike Jack's rush, Miles' emotional release requires a slow fermentation process, and Maya is precisely that brewer. When they made a moving account of the life of wine, each was deeply attracted to each other, as if it was the first time that someone had understood so deeply, he mustered the courage to kiss her, she restrained and went home. But the feelings can't be stopped, and there's no way to end it without a hit, so when they dated again, they went to bed.
The sense of impermanence began to strike one by one after the sweetness had passed. Miles accidentally tells Maya that Jack is getting married next week. In a rage, Maya left angrily. After all, it took three years to get out of a marriage full of lies. Unexpectedly, she was faced with another scam. Even if the liar was not Miles, they were similar. On the other hand, Jack was seriously planning to postpone or cancel the wedding, but what he faced was a brutal beating by Stephanie. This hot Asian woman has a hot temper no less than her boldness.
A short-lived romance ended like this, but such a blow was nothing to Jack, and even soon got another waitress, a female fan from many years ago. But it was different for Miles. The hope that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished, and news came from the publishing house that it was not going to publish his works. Unprecedented frustration struck, and Yu Ji's emotions finally broke out, pouring a glass jar of wine on his head in front of everyone.
But the film of the two middle-aged men is destined not to be too sad, and there is a faint sense of joy at any time, watching with kindness. It would be a blessing if a failed life ended in a kind and comedic way. After all, we are all on this road to failure, and I hope at least it doesn't look so sad, even if it is a success.
When the final wedding bell rang, Jack faced the bride with a reverent face. The beatings and catching a rape a few days ago seemed to have nothing to do with him. People who had no worries were really enviable. After seeing his ex-wife and current husband again at the wedding, Miles finally let go. He went to the fast food restaurant alone and drank the wine he had collected for many years with a hamburger. When he secretly poured the wine into a paper cup , humble and lonely, just like the self that appeared in my mind many times.
Everyone expects backlighting in their lives, but only in comedies, and there may be abnormalities in family ethics dramas. So Miles finally got a message from Maya, so I'm trying to live as a comedy, even if it's a piece of shit, it has to be beautiful.
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