All the Real Girls (2003) [second viewing]

Clears up pretty much all the nitpicks I had on first viewing, especially in regards to the last ten or fifteen minutes. In the theater, the collection of scenes that ends the film struck me as too wispy and lacking any closure, but a second look shows it to be a return to How Things Were -- evidence that one can lose and still move on. Feels like a thematic continuation of George Washington -- where that film was about the move from childhood into adolescence, this one continues that journey into full adulthood. Each scene works individually and when you put them together they make a marvelous whole. I think I love this film.

Grade: A [upgraded from an A-]