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Rented this one, FINALLY.

For those who haven't seen/heard of it, the movie is basically the true story of Harvey Pekar, a file clerk who looks at life pretty pessimistically and starts to write comics based on his experiences (illustrated by Crumb) - and the comics are called American Splendor.

I loved the use of frames and animated comic characters in this movie. An extra bonus was that the movie actually incorporates interviews and narrative from the real Harvey Pekar and his wife. Seeing them and their acquaintances made some of the characters (that I would have otherwise thought to be a bit exaggerated) believable. They even show the actual footage of Pekar's interviews on the David Letterman show. The mix of film, comic, acting, and real people was a great blend, and very interesting, funny, and even sad.

Cool movie. Rent it. Paul Giamatti was great as Pekar.