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| ACTORS: | Paul Schneider (IV), Zooey Deschanel, Patricia Clarkson |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | David Gordon Green |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396002371 |
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Customer Reviews of All the Real Girls
Dia-lag Writer/director David Gordon Green's All The Real Girls tries to capture the esscence of young love, sort of the way Endless Love, tried to decades ago. To a certain extent the 2003 film does just that. It's too bad that the script has to have its share of contrived dialogue that can get in the way of the good stuff.
In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul (Paul Schneider, who also contributed to the film's story) is the town Romeo. But when his best friend Tip's (Shea Whigham) sister Noel (Zooey Deschanel) returns home from a boarding school, he finds himself falling hard for her innocent charms. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love.
Despite some dreadfull dialogue that seems forced, there's enough sparks between Schneider and Deschanel, to see it through. The film also captures the sleepy town feel and its locales almost become characters in the movie. Director David Gordon Green tries to make this film a bit different in the way he put it all together and for the most part, this stuff works as well.
The DVD has an Ok audio commentary by the director and cast members. At times there's some of the self importance syndrome speak, but, not enough to really bother me. A few deleted scenes are included, most of which, don't add much, and were wisely left on the cutting room floor. The featurette "Improv and Ensemble: The Evolution of a Film", dicusses the process of how the film came together, fairly standard if you ask me. The theatrical trailer rounds out the disc's bonus material.
In the end, All The Real Girls, is worth a peek. This, despite verbage problems. The old saying, "It's not what you say, it's how you say it", certainly applies
It is really about first love
What a lovely and bittersweet little movie. It's a small film, framed as a small-town romance, the ups and downs of a relationship that might have been forever ' but wasn't ' and all the reasons why. Wonderfully acted in a way that makes the dialogue feel improvised and spontaneous, All the Real Girls stars Paul Schneider playing a guy whose total focus has been to bed as many of the town's girls as possible, so many that he's lost count. Then he falls, and falls hard for the sister of one of his friends, a character played with real skill by Zooey Deschanel. For the first time in his life, Paul sees sex as an expression of love, not just lust.
It's a good one.
Proceed with my warning
I usually only review movies/DVDs I enjoyed, hence HEATHERS, LUCAS, and other 80s gems. Same goes with in-theatre releases. ALL THE REAL GIRLS is an exception. Why?
I rented it a few months ago. Judging by the cover and the back synopsis, it looked like it could be a fun indie drama. Up-and-coming Zooey Deschanel is very likeable.
It is not a fast-paced drama. It is a slow-paced, placid type of drama. Some people may like and prefer these. I do not think I do.
Zooey plays a teenage girl of a small, sleepy town. Her name is Noel and this movie accounts her falling-in-love experience with Paul, a player. Neither has been in a serious relationship before. Basically, Zooey is the angel-in-disguise who will save Paul (played by Paul Schneider) from his womanizing ways.
Puh-leeze.
Is Paul supposed to be a teenager? He looks about 30 years old and next to a fresh-faced and young Zooey, this looks utterly ridiculous. The dialogue was weak and limp enough to make me shriek. The performances were dreadful. Well, Schneider's was, anyway. Zooey, in my honest opinion, has yet to give a truly terrible performance. Still, her performance in ALL THE REAL GIRLS was mediocre.
People have hailed this a "realistic character study." I hail it "boring and not worth a single watch." And the only reason I am posting a review, mind you, is because my Daddy picked it up for me to watch over the weekend, not knowing I had already seen it. I just want to save my fellow peers from this same unnerving situation. This movie truly sucks beyond sucking, although it may have had the potential to be something good, perhaps even great. Please stay away, for your own good. If all lovey-dovey films were as bad as this, cynics would have every right to state their claim. Young love has never been so dull and bereft of life.