To start off, this movie was not as bland as some have written. It's actually a fairly decent movie about relationships and how losing, or gaining, them affects our daily lives. The movie starts out with an elderly lady walking her dog which then gets stolen and she's crying out for her Buddy. The woman and her dog are a relationship, as throughout this movie we see her now and then watching TV (more relationships, if only fleeting) and it's obvious she is all alone and all she had was her dog. The main relationship in the movie is between Joe and Mary. They have been together for 6 years and are experiencing issues. The 2 actors worked well together and actually this was one of the better performances I have seen from both actors. I liked how Joe and Mary worked out their issues and knew when to back off. Then we have fringe relationships and shallow characters who only want one thing. In one case, the woman must be a real blonde (hence the title), and in the other, the character, played by Hannah, just wants sex. Another surprise was Denis Leary in the film and his character as the teacher of a self-defense and self-esteem class for women. All in all, everyone portrayed a character that was real and with plausible lives.

Independent films like these make me want to rip out my eyes because movies like this are bad for your eyes, ears, brain, and entire life for that matter. The Real Blonde is some artsy-fartsy deal that tries to get people to think with a hippy-minded worldview. Handpicked out of a hat, the cast members do not fit with each other, everything seems out of place and nothing makes much sense. I can't think of anyone to recommend this to besides left-wing liberals that want to be entertained without the interference of big name corporations telling the filmmakers what to do.

I believe that Imdb's policy should change as far as the front page comment is concerned. They should include reviews by the Imdb stuff or other official sources and not by anonymous users. Take this idiot for example who's comments on the main page we see. "The Real Blonde is a dull disappointment". It ruins it for people who haven't seen this deeply perfect movie.Everything works right in "The Real Blonde". The story, the script, the humor, the acting, the direction. Tom DiCillo delivers another independent (in nature) masterpiece, that is so smart and at the same time, so simple and direct.The frustrations of young people in a big city, are given in such a lyrical yet subtle way, that only an extremely gifted artist could realize. The cast is magnificent, especially Catherine Keener.Watch this movie, the ending is absolutely elevating.10/10

The director did a good job on simple plot like Living in Oblivion. The Real Blond may be too complex for him too handle. The elements of the movie do not work together very well (at least as expected), resulting in the weakness of coherence between two main couples, and other small episodes.