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American Splendor   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: A- 17 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 9660 ratings  User Reviews (187 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 187  |   Next   Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Great comic, great movie by Brian (movies profile) (May 24, 2007) 52 of 55 people found this review helpful For fans of American Splendor comics and Harvey Pekar, you'll have that pride of knowing that it was made into a great movie. For people who aren't familiar with the com... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Brilliant by Mark (movies profile) (Jan 15, 2005) 24 of 31 people found this review helpful The most innovative and engaging approach to documenting a life that I have seen. The concept of having Pekar played simultaneously by an actor, by himself, and by his co... Full Review Overall Grade: B- Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A I wanted to love it by Johnny Appleseed (movies profile) (Feb 15, 2007) 30 of 50 people found this review helpful This is one of those movies that the critics love and we feel that we're not sophisticated if we don't. The acting was good, the approach fresh, The "human" story eff... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A- Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Cleveland Splendor! by MarkyMark (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2004) 14 of 20 people found this review helpful Set in the dark and gloomy cityscape of Cleveland, this film manages to enlighten the audience with a unique format and a story worthy of being told. Remembering Pekar f... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A Acting: A Direction: A- Visuals: B+ Great performance by "Pig Vomit"....... by Walter (movies profile) (Jan 7, 2006) 6 of 6 people found this review helpful of course Im referring to Howard Stern's nemesis the NBC Network Executive in his film "Private Parts" played by Paul Giamatti. In American Splendor , Paul Giammati plays... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A bubble thoughts of ORIGINALITY by Louis (movies profile) (Jun 19, 2004) 5 of 5 people found this review helpful Sometimes trying to be different is a bad thing. Originality can often bleed into pretentiousness leaving many filmmakers looking like self-obsorbed morons. Well Shari Sp... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A An American Performance. by Freddy (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2004) 6 of 8 people found this review helpful Very few Hollywood actors would be secure enough to agree to share the screen with the real-life person on whom their character is based -- the risk of shattering the il... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A- nothing beats real life by lekchard (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2004) 4 of 5 people found this review helpful after all the uninspiring fiction crap we have been overdosed with in the last 3-4 months, this almost documentary film about real life and real people comes along like... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A+ Visuals: A So Glad I Gave It Chance... by 1-20-09 (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2004) 3 of 4 people found this review helpful Every review was awesome, my wife wanted to see it, and my film buff son at college told me it was a MUST SEE. As I am leaving with my wife, my best friend calls me and t... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: B funny and poignant by Maureen (movies profile) (Nov 26, 2003) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful I never much liked the American Splendor underground comics but I loved this movie. The comics always seemed like a downer but the movie is hilarious in spots and quite m... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 187  |   Next