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American Splendor

Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on March 5, 2007 – 3:00 AMNo Comment

I’d read enough sterling reviews that I half expected to be disappointed, or think it was gimmicky, but it’s really good, and Paul Giamatti has deserved this kind of star turn for a while now. Judah Friedlander is brilliant as well. The only element that I think is maybe overrated is Hope Davis — not that she’s not good, but I don’t know how hard that role is to execute, really. But I loved her so much in The Daytrippers, so good for her. (9/17/03)

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