All the Real Girls (2003)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers:

David Gordon Green (story) and
Paul Schneider (story) ...

Release Date:

1 August 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love is a puzzle. These are the pieces.

Plot:

Small-town love story of a young man with a reputation for womanizing and his best friend's sister.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Best Friend | Small Town | Lake | Ex Girlfriend

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Paul Schneider	...	Paul
Zooey Deschanel	...	Noel
Shea Whigham	...	Tip
Danny McBride	...	Bust-Ass (as Danny McBride)
Maurice Compte	...	Bo
Heather McComb	...	Mary-Margaret
Benjamin Mouton	...	Uncle Leland
John Kirkland	...	Justin
James Marshall Case	...	Judge Harvey
Patricia Clarkson	...	Elvira
Maya Ling Pruitt	...	Feng-Shui
Eddie Rouse	...	Dancing Orderly
Karey Williams	...	Tammy Clinard
Matt Chapman	...	Strong Bad
Amanda Chaney	...	Girl on the porch

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Marshall, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Jasmine Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Matt Chapman plays Strong Bad, who is also one of the characters that Chapman performs the voice of for the Web animation "Homestar Runner."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Paul: What are you doin'?
Noel: I'm looking at that bucket... thinking... why haven't you kissed me?
Paul: 'Cause... I'm afraid... I'm afraid that... when Tip asks me if I have kissed you I have to say "yes".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Cactus Wren

plot tarnishes tone

A perfect movie to watch if you're in the mood to just chill out and watch the sunset but it's already dark. It offers the meditative sensation of Baraka combined with a nearly pitch perfect portrayal of a small town slice of life topped off with an inherently interesting 'young love' story. My only thoughts for the filmmaker (and in my opinion a significant oversight) would be to figure out how to wrap up the story without affecting the tone... the last quarter felt tedious as you began to expect the traditional dramatic/thematic resolution and therefore anticipate the number of scenes to come; which work best when you're not intellectually involved but emotionally - or even better - intuitively involved.... once the brain clicks in, the experience becomes of one of anticipation and with a film like this, impatience.