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A young man with Down syndrome romances a single mother who is mixed up with a violent ex.
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Wesley Morris Boston Globe What begins as an absorbing exercise in glum atmosphere turns mild, meek, and desperate as the stakes rise. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 29, 2011 Full Review Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com A modest, uneven example of regional American independent film. But it has tremendous heart and integrity... Jul 17, 2011 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post Emotionally manipulative and problematic... Rated: 2/4 Jul 15, 2011 Full Review Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Understated, well-acted and likely never to be heard from again, Girlfriend is the kind of movie you come to film festivals to see. Nov 17, 2018 Full Review Peter Keough Boston Phoenix Shooting in his hometown of Wayland, Massachusetts, Lerner has a keen sense of class and setting. And despite some narrative miscues, Sneider's performance keeps him honest. Rated: 3/4 Sep 28, 2011 Full Review Drew McWeeny HitFix It is an affecting and special film, and Justin Lerner emerges from it as a name to remember. Rated: B Jul 17, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Compelling, emotional, and genuine, Girlfriend is a realistic and moving film with fantastic direction and an excellent performance from newcomer Evan Sneider. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Want to like this movie as it has many dramatic and "real" elements about how difficult life can be. But perhaps it's just too much: man with Down's lives with mother until she dies. He's well-known around town, so he can pretty much make it by himself after. But he doesn't know enough to deal with the dramatic situation with the girl he claims to love. Her whole situation is a little stinky. Undoubtedly, there are girls in that situation. Lots of them. But do they all befriend the Down's guy, etc etc? I guess that's where the movie comes in. A "what if..." situation. But it's just a little over the top with the ex. Finally, only has nine reviews on rotten tomatoes, so it's not like it's a hugely popular film. But the ending does raise some eyebrows, and evidently something else with the protagonist Evan. Really, the final 15 minutes are fairly lame and seemingly unnecessary, but it's really the final few seconds that leave you wondering...is that really the best way to end this movie? It seems like they wanted the viewer to be happy. I'm not sure that was the way to go about it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't comment without going to hell !! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member a wonderful heart warming movie that i think everyone should have to watch a least once Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Another Down Syndrome movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Great Movie, the fact that Evan Sneider actually has down syndrome in real life makes this movie even more inspiring, I think its great that he could take part in this movie, All of them were brilliant actors.. Shannon Woodward is also one of the most beautiful actresses I've seen, she suits the name Candy in the movie because she is "Eye Candy". The Problems with this movie.. The only likeable/decent character's in this movie were Evan, Evans Mom and Candy's son. The rest of them treated Evan like he was an outcast for the Entire Movie. Even though Candy seemed nice, she obviously came across as someone who felt like she was worth more than him and it honestly made the movie seem on edge the whole time... The Ending Was OK, But turning the camera towards the lake was kind of an insult... (If you watch the movie, you might understand what I mean) The Movie is Worth Watching Though, Better than I thought it was going to be. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man with Down syndrome romances a single mother who is mixed up with a violent ex.
Director
Justin Lerner
Producer
Kristina Lauren Anderson, Justin Lerner, Shaun O'Banion, Jerad Anderson
Screenwriter
Justin Lerner
Production Co
Wayne / Lauren Film Company, Patchmo Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2012
Runtime
1h 34m
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