Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Chrysanthepop David Gordon Green's 'All the Real Girls' falls on the lines of 'Blue Valentine' and '500 Days of Summer'. The story is set in some Southern town in Appalachia and it pretty much centres around a young couple, Paul and Noel. Their relationship is complex but their feelings of affection for one another are no doubt real. The small-town setting appears to look quite authentic and it's captured well by decent cinematography.The pacing, especially in the first half, is quite slow but this also allows one to see how the relationship between Paul and Noel build up. I felt that sometimes the writers and directors were trying too hard to make the film quirkier and, as such, a few sequences look forced or seem out of place. Even the humour is sometimes forced.Zooey Deschanel steals the show as the vulnerable Noel. Many seem to comment that she can't do anything outside playing quirky. Well, this is one of her less quirky roles. One may draw parallels between Noel and Summer (Zooey's character in '500 Days of Summer') mostly because of the similar storyline even though the characters are almost completely different. Paul Schneider does a decent job. There are certain sequences where it's hard to tell whether he's being funny or was that not the intention. But he has good chemistry with Deschanel. Shea Whigham provides good support and Patricia Clarkson is outstanding.I was disappointed by the ending. I'm not saying that I wanted a happier ending but at least one where the story is heading somewhere rather than finish abruptly.

dead47548 There is no doubt in my mind that this is the most realistic film ever made, by miles. Everything about it from the familiarity of the people and relationships in the town to the dialogue is simply authentic. My jaw dropped when I heard the brilliant dialogue. It never feels like the actors are reading off of a script of playing out someone else's words. Every word, every pause, every look is so brutally natural that you can't stop yourself from being completely immersed in the world that Green introduces.It is also the most heartbreaking film I've encountered. The idea of an affair is brought up in so many films, to the point where it's just become something common. Even in one of my favorite films, Closer, an affair is brought up and it just feels so meaningless. You just get a feeling of "Ouch, he's going to be mad. Alright, next scene." and it's become such a dry and typical plot device. This film completely turns this around and creates one of the most shattering scenes I've ever had to watch. You fall so in love with the characters and want so badly for their relationship to prevail, but when Noel drops this bombshell the viewer, like Paul, becomes absolutely devastated. The sex scene is the most painfully hard to watch scene I've ever come across. It subtly displays the complete degradation and travesty that their relationship has turned into and brought me to tears.There is so much depth and so many symbolisms in the film that relate to their relationships throughout the picture. A great example would be Noel's haircut as a disruption of nature just as her weekend away was the catalyst to their separation. There was also the river displayed in the end when Paul is trying to teach his dog how to swim. He points out that the river flows two ways, and I think this is a metaphor for their relationship. Both characters are moving on their own way. When they cross paths it's beautiful, but then they pass on into their own opposing journeys. Paul is transforming from a sexually promiscuous man into a deep lover who cares more about an internal relationship than a physical one, and his relationship with Noel is what helped him become this. Noel transforms from a shy, isolated virgin into a more outgoing and sexually experienced woman, and it was their relationship that propelled this change. This is easily the most authentic and devastating film I have ever seen. I was completely wrecked.

musiclovers11 I thought that this film would have been possibly the best independent American film I had seen in quite some time if Gordon-Green had just had the courage and panache to finish it a good 20 to 25 minutes earlier. The 'smoking' scene in the bedroom should have been the last scene of the movie - it is bleak, telling, sad, and rings oh so true,. Unfortunately, the movie drags onwards and downwards into contrivance, schmaltz... and becomes trite and silly.This film is a perfect example of an opportunity wasted. For the first hour and fifteen minutes it's like white-trash Eric Rohmer, then it becomes a pretentious TV-movie, ghastly.

quietclint33 I totally agree with j. nevada! This movie was amazing! Its totally about americana and at the same time a love story. I don't want to go into great detail but the ending is open to interpretation and every person takes their own thought away from this movie depending on where their life is in correlation to this love story.I recently broke up with someone that i wish was more like an honest person. I obviously am not going to go into detail but this movie moves me and not so much for the story but the music and the perfect blend of landscape scenery and suburban factories. The music inspires and at the same time makes me feel sad. For anyone who enjoys melancholy but enlightening movies have patience and enjoy.