This jewel box of a film has a lot of terrific stuff, including great performances from Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis and Donal Logue. Lots of little magical touches make this a great, great film--the comic book opening, the surprise animation, the mixture of documentary and narrative, the actors sitting and actually watching the characters they play, and the surprise ending. This movie does not fall into conventions because it follows real life. Hope Davis should win the award for this and hopefully it will propel her stardom further.
Review of American Splendor
