Lars and the Real Girl
starring: Patricia Clarkson, Liisa Repo-Martell, Karen Robinson, Doug Lennox, Nicky Guadagni
directed by: Craig Gillespie
directed by: Craig Gillespie
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 01/13/2009Run time: 106 minutesRating: Pg13
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To some, Lars and the Real Girl will play as comedy; to others, tragedy. Though Craig Gillespie (Mr. Woodcock) allows Lars Lindstrom (a mustachioed Ryan Gosling, miles away from Half Nelson) a happy ending, the road is far from smooth. This rumpled Midwesterner couldn't be more miserable. His brother, Gus (Paul Schneider, All the Real Girls), and sister-in-law, Karin (Emily Mortimer, Lovely and Amazing), fall over themselves to cheer him up, but Lars cannot be moved; he's been like that since childhood. Then a porn-addicted co-worker hips him to the lifelike Real Doll. The next thing everyone knows, Lars has a new girlfriend named Bianca. She's from Brazil, she's shy, and she uses a wheelchair. She's also made of silicon. (Because Lars is a devout Christian, hanky-panky is out of the question.) Since he's finally emerging from his shell, his doctor, Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson), advises Gus and Karin to play along with the "delusion." Soon the whole town, including Margo (Kelli Garner), who harbors a not-so-secret crush on her officemate, gets in on the action, forcing Lars to rejoin the human race or crawl deeper into psychosis. Written by Six Feet Under's Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is built around such a preposterous premise, it's hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, the actors play it straight. Gosling does his best to make Lars sympathetic, but Schneider and Mortimer, fully convincing in their concern, are the true heart and soul of this odd little film. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 01/13/2009Run time: 106 minutesRating: Pg13
Amazon.com:
To some, Lars and the Real Girl will play as comedy; to others, tragedy. Though Craig Gillespie (Mr. Woodcock) allows Lars Lindstrom (a mustachioed Ryan Gosling, miles away from Half Nelson) a happy ending, the road is far from smooth. This rumpled Midwesterner couldn't be more miserable. His brother, Gus (Paul Schneider, All the Real Girls), and sister-in-law, Karin (Emily Mortimer, Lovely and Amazing), fall over themselves to cheer him up, but Lars cannot be moved; he's been like that since childhood. Then a porn-addicted co-worker hips him to the lifelike Real Doll. The next thing everyone knows, Lars has a new girlfriend named Bianca. She's from Brazil, she's shy, and she uses a wheelchair. She's also made of silicon. (Because Lars is a devout Christian, hanky-panky is out of the question.) Since he's finally emerging from his shell, his doctor, Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson), advises Gus and Karin to play along with the "delusion." Soon the whole town, including Margo (Kelli Garner), who harbors a not-so-secret crush on her officemate, gets in on the action, forcing Lars to rejoin the human race or crawl deeper into psychosis. Written by Six Feet Under's Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is built around such a preposterous premise, it's hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, the actors play it straight. Gosling does his best to make Lars sympathetic, but Schneider and Mortimer, fully convincing in their concern, are the true heart and soul of this odd little film. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Customer Reviews
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Rating: 
- A Modern Day "Harvey"
A perfect little gem.
From the outside it looks like the story of a man and a sex doll. WRONG! It is a touching story of a young man's crisis and the fantastical efforts a small town goes to in order to help him.
It is simple and beautiful.
Rating: - If Frank Capra directed a movie about a love doll
This is my other favorite film of 2007 (alongside Juno). Knowing that, when I tell you this film's premise you will think I've officially gone off the deep end.
Lars is about a man who buys a "love doll" online and actually believes that she's a real woman. Got your attention? Good. Because even though that's the one-sentence description of the movie, it doesn't even begin to cover all that this movie is really about.
Lars (Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling doing a terrific job) ... Read More
Rating: - Lars!
There are so many movies I won't see.We need a lot more like this.
It's not mean-spirited, a huge plus.I'm not necessarily big on "feel-good" movies (and don't care about happy endings), but I want movies that, vis-a-vis their own reality, treat their characters with dignity.
The movie plays in a real and natural way.People aren't tossing off unrealistic "one-liners" and trying so hard to be memorable and cool, as if the scriptwriter(s) were striving for quotes to make ... Read More
Rating: - Comedy/Tragedy
Loved this movie.Cried and laughed at the same time.Such a ridiculous premise, but it worked.Not just a girl-movie;guys will like this too.
So funny....
Rating: 
- I'm Impressed
The premise sounds a bit out there, but it's well written and well acted, making an enjoyable and eminently watchable movie.I enjoy originality in movies, and there isn't enough of it.This is quite original.
Why only three stars?About halfway through the movie, or perhaps a little further, the focus drifted a little bit from the humor and into the "touching drama" which, quite honestly, didn't work for me so well.Not "bad," but maybe a little boring.Then it finished strong, which ... Read More
- A Modern Day "Harvey"A perfect little gem.
From the outside it looks like the story of a man and a sex doll. WRONG! It is a touching story of a young man's crisis and the fantastical efforts a small town goes to in order to help him.
It is simple and beautiful.
- If Frank Capra directed a movie about a love dollThis is my other favorite film of 2007 (alongside Juno). Knowing that, when I tell you this film's premise you will think I've officially gone off the deep end.
Lars is about a man who buys a "love doll" online and actually believes that she's a real woman. Got your attention? Good. Because even though that's the one-sentence description of the movie, it doesn't even begin to cover all that this movie is really about.
Lars (Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling doing a terrific job) ... Read More
- Lars!There are so many movies I won't see.We need a lot more like this.
It's not mean-spirited, a huge plus.I'm not necessarily big on "feel-good" movies (and don't care about happy endings), but I want movies that, vis-a-vis their own reality, treat their characters with dignity.
The movie plays in a real and natural way.People aren't tossing off unrealistic "one-liners" and trying so hard to be memorable and cool, as if the scriptwriter(s) were striving for quotes to make ... Read More
- Comedy/TragedyLoved this movie.Cried and laughed at the same time.Such a ridiculous premise, but it worked.Not just a girl-movie;guys will like this too.
So funny....
- I'm ImpressedThe premise sounds a bit out there, but it's well written and well acted, making an enjoyable and eminently watchable movie.I enjoy originality in movies, and there isn't enough of it.This is quite original.
Why only three stars?About halfway through the movie, or perhaps a little further, the focus drifted a little bit from the humor and into the "touching drama" which, quite honestly, didn't work for me so well.Not "bad," but maybe a little boring.Then it finished strong, which ... Read More
