after stab a retarded boy and the fifteen year old troubled and pessimist leland p. fitzgerald ( ryan gosling ) be send to a juvenile detention . his teacher and aspirant writer pearl madison ( don cheadle ) get close and try to understand him and first with intention of write a book and and later become his friend . leland slowly disclose his sad vision of world and showing that he be a sociopath . the united state of leland be a depressive and interesting study of a character . the low pace rivet screenplay discloses piece of the story like a puzzle while there be excellent line and dialog while the performance be great and although the twenty three year old ryan gosling do not convince a a fifteen year old teenager while but it seem that a part be miss to complete the puzzle and make the united state of leland an unforgettable movie . the disappointing clarification of the why for the violent action of leland against ryan pollard be not convincing or touch and indeed show that this character be a totally deranged sociopath with a weird and sick sight of world . far and the way allen harris get pearl knife be ridiculous . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent o mundo de leland ( the world of leland ) .