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American Splendor Movie Rating:  Witty Docu-drama | |
| Inspired by the success of pal R. Crumb's (James Urbaniak) underground comics, Cleveland file clerk Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) creates the comic book American Splendor, based on his own life. While he's never able to quit his day job, he becomes a cult figure and a semi-regular on The David Letterman Show. | |
| He even finds his soulmate when love blooms between him and equally idiosyncratic fan Joyce Brabner (Hope Davis). The real Pekar appears on screen and narrates this witty, heartfelt biopic that blends drama and documentary. But the film belongs to longtime character actor Giamatti, who, in his first starring role, creates an inspired portrait of an anything but ordinary Everyman - a whiny, sardonic neurotic, and a sentimental, romantic, and frequently hilarious dreamer. |
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