Girlfriend (2010)

Girlfriend: Directed by Justin Lerner. With Shannon Woodward, Jackson Rathbone, Amanda Plummer, Evan Sneider. A young man with Down syndrome romantically pursues a small-town single mom who is still mixed up with her volatile ex-boyfriend.

“Genuinely touching film about a guy with Downu0026#39;s syndrome who finds himself in a very different kind of love triangle. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eToughest performance may have been by Shannon Woodward who must play a sympathetic, conflicted character as she picks her way through an emotional and ethical minefield. Evan as Evan also put on a brave performance. Subtle yet effective cinematography, great transitions.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNone of the writing seemed overwrought, and judging by the QA, Shannon herself had a lot of room to edit the script on the fly. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd the guy who played Russ also managed to bring moments of sympathy to his character despite being a very scary jerk.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA relatively straightforward film that still manages to surprise.”