Ryan Gosling - Ryan in 'The United States of Leland' - Page 4

**heaven85** · 04-23-2006, 10:16 PM

Here it is:

After seemingly ordinary 15-year old Leland (Ryan Gosling) stuns his quite community wiht a chilling crime, he is sent to juvenile hall where he meets Pearl (Don Cheadle) a teacher and aspiring writer who dreams of making Leland's compelling story into a book. As Pearl digs into Leland's life and the people caught in it- his mother, his famous writer-father, and his troubled girlfriend- he uncovers Leland's disturbing movie. The tables soon turn when the tenn forces Pearl to examine his own questionable behavior.

erinw · 04-24-2006, 05:26 AM

Sounds good. I like Don Cheadle a lot, too. When did this movie come out? I've never heard of it before.

-Bianca- · 04-24-2006, 06:32 AM

A year before The Notebook. I think.

I can't remember if it debuted at the 2004 or 2003 Sundance Film Fest...

**heaven85** · 04-24-2006, 11:57 PM

I think 2003. It is a good movie.

kams · 05-07-2006, 04:51 AM

"the united states of leland" would have to be one of my very favourite movies; very though-provoking.

**heaven85** · 05-07-2006, 07:19 PM

Kams. It does make you think. There is alot of info to take in. I will probably watch it again sometime.

kams · 05-08-2006, 09:41 AM

yes. plus, there's a bunch of great quotes, and I mean really great.

**heaven85** · 05-09-2006, 12:05 AM

I totally agee.

sarzy · 05-09-2006, 08:16 PM

I love how Ryan is just so minimal in the role of Leland. He makes such small gestures, and generally has very little body movement throughout the movie. There's a real sense that he is inhabiting the role. I think more than any other film he's made, USoL is the one that really clarified what an exceptional actor he is. I think he was probably 21 or so when he made it, and the performance is just so incredibly nuanced, and so beyond anything his contemporaries are doing, with the possible exception of Jake Gyllenhaal. If the film itself had not been such an indie, and Ryan such a relative unknown at the time, I'm sure it would have won a slew of awards. It really is a brilliantly realised piece of film, and all the supporting cast, even Chris Klein (who I think is fairly 1 dimensional most of the time) give very real, admirable performances. But it's really Ryan's film, and he really is mindblowing in it.

**heaven85** · 05-10-2006, 11:48 PM

ITA. Ryan was amazing in it.

Welcome to the thread!!

HeaTk7 · 05-24-2006, 11:21 PM

well looky here, i have something i can watch now! thanks guys.
it looks good.
naturally it really should be.

**heaven85** · 05-24-2006, 11:59 PM

Let us know hwat you think when you get to see it.

HeaTk7 · 05-24-2006, 11:59 PM

^ will do.

**heaven85** · 06-10-2006, 08:13 PM

Here are some pics for the thread.

HeaTk7 · 07-23-2006, 03:01 PM

^ great pics.

so i finally got to see this movie yesterday!
i enjoyed it alot. it even made me cry. :-(
it was odd seeing him with such long dark hair, and yet he still made it look hot. (what cant he make hot?!)
over all i thought it was a real good movie!


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