Review of American Splendor (2003) by Richard B — 23 Jul 2018
Once again, the paid critics and the couch critics have their digits jammed into their sphincters. This is not the wry, darkly comic masterpiece many viewers here seem to think it is, in their total lack of critical assessment.
It's an ugly, tedious, self-indulgent and depressing film about a man who is an unappealing slob with no redeeming virtues. Paul Giamatti is a very good actor who may fit the physical type and caricature the filmmakers had in mind, but that doesn't make it anymore palatable.
If you think grotesque, depressive freaks are entertaining, I guess this is your comic book turned into celluloid waste matter. Ugh.
This review of American Splendor (2003) was written by Richard B on 23 July 2018.
American Splendor has generally received very positive reviews.
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