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United States of Leland (2004)
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The United States of Leland isn't a whodunit. The opening scenes of Matthew Ryan Hoge's unusual murder mystery make it clear that Leland P. Fitzgerald (The Believer's Ryan Gosling) is the killer. But why did he kill? Now that the deed is done, Leland is staying in a detention center. Everybody, but especially new teacher Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle), wants to know why he killed the mentally challenged brother of girlfriend Becky (Jena Malone). After all, Leland seemed to genuinely like the kid. Leland is just as confused (and can't remember committing the act), but he reveals more and more clues as he gradually opens up to...
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United States of Leland Movie Review by Zara  (3/6/2009) |
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There are some people who talked about Ryan Gosling's great performance in LARS AND THE REAL GIRL and speculated if the character was meant to have Asperger's Autism and having dealt with it, I didn't think so. There wasn't the detached nature that comes with AA, just a man who had been withdrawn from the realities of the...
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