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Forward: Alexander Payne Takes a Step in the Right Direction

Boston Phoenix | October 28, 2004

The alternately rollicking and mournful road comedy about the terrors of settling into middle age takes place during a vacation taken by two men, pals since college, in California wine country. Accompanying the review is an interview with director Alexander Payne.

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