Top 30 Greatest Movies of All-Time # 12
Title: American Splendor
Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away: Too much. Still my favorite Paul Giamatti film.
Introduction: I just know it had something to do with comic books, so I watched it.
Location: All over the place, like improv jazz.
Plot: Harvey Pekar is a normal guy who lives a normal life, except he has a comic book about him. And he likes to lose his voice a lot. Then toward the end of the movie he gets cancer. And he goes on Letterman and makes a scene. You know, normal every day stuff with a mix of non-Hollywood thrown in.
Acting: The acting in this movie is so good that I didn’t realize until only recently that Harvey’s best friend is played by Judah Friedlander. He was just that convincing.
Production: It was on HBO, but not in theaters, right? Anyway, it passes.
Sex/Nudity: Not really, no.
Special Effects: Not so much.
Overall Verdict: Whenever I feel down, I put this movie on and it really cheers me up. It’s not because I like to see the Harvey Pekar parade get rained on, no. It’s more like because I know that this movie is based on actual events, but also it’s not filled with all that good stuff movies try to shove down your throats. This is a true anti-hero movie that doesn’t pull any punches and I love it.
The List Thus Far:
(12) American Splendor
(13) Last Days
(14) Mallrats
(15) The Dark Knight
(16) Bottle Rocket
(17) Tank Girl
(18) The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl
(19) Big Trouble
(20) The Devil’s Rejects
(21) Raiders of the Lost Ark
(22) Beetlejuice
(23) Escape From L.A.
(24) Howard the Duck
(25) Cabin Fever
(26) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
(27) Uncle Buck
(28) Donnie Darko
(29) Demolition Man
(30) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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