Review of All the Real Girls (2003) by Alexander W — 10 Nov 2007
David Gordon Green has never refused to wear his heart (and influences) on his sleeve, and as expected, his early career rivals that of Terrence Malick. His first film, George Washington, employed a loose narrative and a Sissy Spacek-like, starry-eyed voiceover.
He drops the Freemanisms in his second film, a Days of Heaven-esque story about teenage love. Like love, it's slow, plodding, challenging, and boring as hell to everyone except those directly involved.
Sure, Green's largely uneducated everyman characters still speak in exasperated cliches, but it's gorgeous. You will never see a character in a Penny Marshall movie say, "why would you say that?" when Paul Schneider's romeo is told he's loved.
If this movie doesn't make you feel ripped off by Hollywood interpretations of relationships, I reckon you've never actually been in one.
This review of All the Real Girls (2003) was written by Alexander W on 10 Nov 2007.
All the Real Girls has generally received positive reviews.
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