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I loved this movie! Had me laughing throughout! I really enjoyed how this movie was written! Im surprised the actors didnt win any awards for their performances!
Absolutely brilliant!
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Quirky and wonderful! -
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Lars and the Real Girl Review
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This is a great film. I first rented it and then had to have it. I also gave it to someone else. It is a well acted, sweet, and quirky film. It is all about acceptance and community. All the characters are very real. I cannot recommend this film highly enough!
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Touching, Life-Affirming Film -
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Lars and the Real Girl Review
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Sweet-natured and painfully shy Lars finally finds a girlfriend on the internet. Her name is Bianca, a life-sized love doll who has arrived in a packing crate. Lars treats her as a real person, though. First he introduces Bianca to his brother Gus and sister-in-law Karin at dinner before taking her to the church of the community in a wheelchair. Naturally Gus and Karin don't know what to do, but a local doctor advises them (and the entire townspeople) to go along with Lars's "delusion." The result is a charming, bittersweet tale of human nature.
The unique film could not be a success without the convincing backstory of Lars himself. Nancy Oliver's screenplay gives us several hints as to the reasons for his shyness without interrupting the flow of the narrative. Lars lives in a garage and he doesn't want to touch people. We slowly come to understand him through Ryan Gosling's amazing performance as Lars, who makes his character endearing. No wonder the people of the community want him to be happy. By the end of the film's story, you will feel the same way too.
The entire cast is great especially Paul Schneider as Gus, Emily Mortimer as Karin and most notably Patricia Clarkson as the doctor who quietly listens to Lars's story. Patricia Clarkson's fantastic performance gives her character as a wise and understanding doctor credibility and warmth. Actually the snowbound town and its people who support Lars are depicted sympathetically without being condescending or sentimental. This is a rare achievement, considering the tricky nature of the central topic.
In a nutshell, "Lars and the Real Girl" is a touching, life-affirming film. Its approach may be far from conventional, but its theme itself is universal.
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Great movie and original story line. -
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Lars and the Real Girl Review
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I love this movie and its characters. It really is a heart warming movie and really funny. The characters were really well developed and well acted. There were scenes that really made you squirm in your seats due to the awkwardness in the movie that the poor main character had to endure. You could not help but feel for the main character who is a lovable introvert and his caring and well meaning family. The whole town sort manifest their needs through the doll which they adopted. Fun movie.
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One of the Best ever -
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Lars and the Real Girl Review
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As someone with family members who suffer from mental illness, I found this to be one of the best movies ever made dealing with this subject. It also is just a wonderful film about the power of love and acceptance to heal. I should be so lucky as to live in the town portrayed in this film should I ever slip just a little sideways from reality. Watch this movie.
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