American Splendor
Comedy • R • 2003 • 1 hr 41 min
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Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Joyce Brabner
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A well made blend of documentary/comic/and fiction. Paul Giamatti gives one of his finest performances
Paul Giamatti never lets me down as a sad sack character. I knew nothing of Harvey Pekkar before I saw this film. Dignity and passion exists
Interesting character that is pretty fully explored. Well made and visually very creative
American Splendor is one of those films that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling afterwards but you're not sure why.
I’ve never experienced anything quite like it, visually. It’s trippy and amazing and, best of all, engaging. 
Quite simply the best adaptation of a comic book to film. Every performance is a brushstroke in this masterpiece. Beautiful, sad and true.
Clever format. Easy going. Funny in a dry way. No real plot.
Superb biographical drama comedy, great characters and acting from Giamatti. Worth seeing
A very slow movie but captivating that it doesn’t even feel like a movie but an indepth ghost experience of watching this man’s life.
It’s different. The constant fourth wall breaks and the characters are the stand out of this movie for me at least
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