Lars and the Real Girl
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70 out of 100

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  • Starring: Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Ryan Gosling
  • Summary: Lars and the Real Girl is the touching, amusing, and humorous story about a man whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, Lars invites Bianca, a friend he met on the Internet, to visit him. He introduces Bianca to his brother Gus and his wife Karen and they are stunned. They don't know what to say to Lars or Bianca--because she is a life-size doll, not a real person, and he is treating her as if she is alive. They consult the family doctor, who explains that this is a delusion he's created--for what reason, she doesn't yet know, but they should all go along with it. What follows is an emotional journey for Lars and the people around him. (Kimmel International)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    100
    It's nothing less than a miracle that the director, Craig Gillespie, and the writer, Nancy Oliver, have been able to make such an endearing, intelligent and tender comedy from a premise that, in other hands, might sustain a five-minute sketch on TV.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    80
    A deep, sweet-hearted study not only of one lonely character but also of the community that supports him.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Gosling is the film's salvation: He really is good enough to make this underwritten fantasy feel as though it amounts to something. But it doesn't.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    I find Lars and the Real Girl adorable in the worst way, bailed out only by most every member of its excellent cast.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 57
  3. Negative: 8 out of 57
  1. CarolG
    10
    I absolutely loved this heartwarming tale about a community coming to support one of its own. I recommended this film to all of my friends and they loved it too. I thought it should have gotten best picture in 2007.… Expand
  2. Eleni
    8
    From a brief summary of the film â
  3. RoryP.
    6
    Realism and character detail are undermined by the central conceit (that a whole town would be willing to play along with such an odd delusion.) There loving efforts to include Lars simply become unbelievable after a certain point, or at least, the progression of their efforts are not made believable enough for this viewer. The plot is also quite predictable. Saying that there are some nice performances (Emily Mortimer is a stand out) and the dialogue is nicely judged. The production values are also quite good. Not a bad film by any means, just weighed down by noticeable flaws.… Expand
  4. MikeD.
    2
    This movie was sooo boring! I had high expectations given the glowing reviews and the premise seemed interesting but it just wasn't. Basically, this desperate lonely loser gets a sex doll and has a relationship with it meanwhile everyone around him feels compelled to play along. The overall tone of this film is somewhere between depressing and gloomy. I couldn't send this one back to Netflix fast enough.… Expand

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