Can I just say that I really really like Paul Giamatti? I think he's amazing. If he were a French actor he could get those straight up leading man roles ( You know how those french films are with their funny looking leading men and their cool elegant leading ladies). But as an American actor he occupies a different kind of space. I am glad that he is working.
American Splendor and Sideways were both amazing. American Splendor in particular shows that he is not merely a foil to other characters but has the presence to fill the center of a story.
What clinches it for me is this movie called "Duets" I saw the other night. It's an ensemble piece with three storylines about unhappy people who karaoke. Giamatti is a man clawing to escape from his life of quiet desperation. He has snapped and on his wild ride he picks up Andre Braugher, an ex-convict just released from prison. This storyline is a rocket that blasts through this little slice of life movie and rips it up. Not at all what the cover of the video box would lead you to expect.
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