# Anyone seen Half Nelson yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-half-nelson-yet/373509 "2006-09-21T02:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-half-nelson-yet/373509/1 "2006-09-21T02:44:25Z")
One of the best movies I’ve seen all year, along with **Brick**. Realistic dialogue, subtle directing and two of the best lead performances I’ve seen in a looong time. Oscar-worthy, for sure. Anyone else seen it yet? I know it’s in limited release, which is ridiculous since it’s getting mad good reviews (it’s currently at [70 percent](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/half_nelson/) on Rotten Tomatoes). ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-half-nelson-yet/373509/2 "2006-09-21T04:37:49Z")
I might go and try to catch it next week. I was debating whether or not to see it but hearing that the whole soundtrack was Broken Social Scene pushed me over the edge. I’ll bump this when I see it. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-half-nelson-yet/373509/3 "2006-09-21T05:21:21Z")
Although I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was the best movie I’ve seen all year, I did think it was a darn good movie and the performance by Ryan Gosling was exceptional. It is almost enough to allow me to overlook The Notebook - but not quite. I really hate that movie. So much. You really have no idea how much I have that movie. I liked the movie because all of the characters are real people. I also bought the friendship between the two characters and I wasn’t sure that I would. My favorite part is the run in between Ryan Gosling and the Drug Dealer friend of Drey. Good stuff. Satisfying ending too. ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-half-nelson-yet/373509/4 "2006-09-21T05:26:36Z")
This is one of the few movies I’ve seen recently that I want to see again in the theater. Wow. Ryan Gosling is superb. Young Ms. Epps was amazing. So very good, I hope more people will decide to see it.