Much of the film, which so much wants to seem natural and unforced, comes off as contrived and slightly precious.

The characters in All the Real Girls can seem a little thin ... but the emotions always feel genuine.

A love story for those who cannot tolerate the phoniness of Hollywood romance movies, one that deftly avoids melodrama and manipulation in favor of raw emotion.

Green's film reveals a certain sensitivity to human beings. If the dialogue, particularly at its most oblique and would-be poetical, occasionally strains and even makes one wince, a genuine sympathy for people is always operating here.