Thanks to Chris for recommending "American Splendor" to me -- I watched it with Mike and Sheila over the weekend (because we were unable to rent "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"), and I was pretty happy with it. I thought that all of it was well done -- the acting, scripting, directing, set design, etc, etc. But beyond that, I thought that the movie was a great "nerd triumph". I think that sometimes, America gives people the space that they need in order to be themselves, and to find their own niche. In this case, for Harvey Pekar and his friends, this happened.
But of course, America isn't perfect, because we still have our Columbines, our racially motivated murders, and what have you.
My only complaint is that they didn't show off Cleveland enough to my liking (there were a few shots that let you know it was Cleveland, tho).
-Andy.
Posted by andyr at April 21, 2004 12:20 AM