All the Real Girls

Anyway "All the Real Girls" is a decent movie I guess in that it portrays the charcters and relationships in a fairly real manner which is something rarely done well in films these days. Think about it... a smalltown Romeo swimming in his little pond is going to have a vicious rep and that's going to cause some issues. Furthermore, the college drop-out come home is likely to fall into the same charms that many of those other women did. The question then is can he change and commit when he thinks he's falling in love? And if so, will anyone ever believe him? Both great questions.

The problem though is that this movie is at times painfully slow. While it may be a bit necessary for the full development of the characters it is a bit tedious. I had great trouble over the course of many weeks actually piecing the entire thing together... no chance a human can watch this in 1 sitting. Good movie, just a question of whether you'll think the payoff was worth the pain.

This is a shame because it is one of the most effecting movies I have seen in roughly a week (Lost in Translation and Girl With A pearl Earring are both excellent also) and more people deserve to see it.

A beautiful story of a boy and a girl in love. That's it. It's amazingly rare to find special relationships such as love when young as accurately portrayed in modern cinema as this film achieves.

The female role played by Zooey Deschanel is tender and subtle while the male role played by Paul Schraider is strong yet emotional. You couldn't ask for a better on screen chemistry between, all about looks, what is not said, the silences.

The heartache and longing is all there also, as well as the comic relief (it ain't all weepy and heavy sighs).

Go buy this film, it is well worth it, you'll be talking about it with friends afterwards.

The extras are good also, the writer and director David Gordon Green is a revelation, full of insight and intellectual depth about what he wanted to achieve, it makes you feel contented that there is a guy out there who is prepared to challenge film-making assumptions. Watch this guy for the future.