American Splendor:
One of the most acclaimed
films of 2003, American Splendor is
also one of the most audaciously creative
biographical movies ever made. Blending
fact, fiction, and personal perspective
from the comic books that inspired it,
this marvelous portrait of Harvey Pekar--scowling
curmudgeon, brow-beaten everyman,
insightful chronicler of his own life, and
frustrated file clerk at a Cleveland V.A.
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hospital--is an inspired
amalgam of the media (comic books, TV, and
film) that lifted Pekar from obscurity to
the status of a pop-cultural icon. As
played by Paul Giamatti in a master-stroke
of casting, we see Pekar and his
understanding wife (played by Hope Davis)
as underdogs in a world full of obstacles,
yet also infused with subtle hope and
(gasp!) heartwarming perseverance. We also
see the real Pekar, and this
multifaceted commingling of "reel" and
"real" turns American Splendor into
a uniquely cinematic celebration of
Pekar's life and, by extension, the
tenacity of an unlikely American hero.
--Jeff Shannon
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American Splendor: 
