This is a shame because it is one of the most effecting movies I have seen in roughly a week (Lost in Translation and Girl With A pearl Earring are both excellent also) and more people deserve to see it.

A beautiful story of a boy and a girl in love. That's it. It's amazingly rare to find special relationships such as love when young as accurately portrayed in modern cinema as this film achieves.

The female role played by Zooey Deschanel is tender and subtle while the male role played by Paul Schraider is strong yet emotional. You couldn't ask for a better on-screen chemistry between the two leads; it was all about looks, what is not said, the silences.

The heartache and longing is all there also, as well as the comic relief (it ain't all weepy and heavy sighs).

Go buy this film, it is well worth it, you'll be talking about it with friends afterwards.

The extras are good also, the writer and director David Gordon Green is a revelation, full of insight and intellectual depth about what he wanted to achieve, it makes you feel contented that there is a guy out there who is prepared to challenge film-making assumptions. Watch this guy for the future.

a naturalistic gem
Review date: 2004-06-19 Rating: 10 out of 10

From the first few lines of this movie it's obvious how well it's written and it never fails to deliver quality performances and narrative. The acting is terrific and - given that there are several semi-pro performers involved - that must be a testament to the natural ease of the writing. Don't bother trying to 'sell' this film to your friends as it sounds so mediocre and unappealing; just let them discover its brilliance for themselves. I'd rather have written this movie than had a percentage in Titanic.

A True Love Story
Review date: 2004-03-01 Rating: 8 out of 10

This is a beautiful second film from David Gordon Green. Lush cinematography and stunning performances. The main actors are so natural around each other, capturing the nerves and nuances of young love. An amazing piece of cinema that draws you into the microcosm of rural love story. If you liked the subltlety of emotion in "Lost in Translation", then definitely see this understated and overlooked masterpiece.

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