Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) is a totally predictable movie. It does not offer us anything new. It does not break record budgets nor does it tout many fine outstanding actors with egos bigger than their budgets. All it does is take you on a simple journey with a simple story of a troubled young man. This, it does better than most movies you will see all year.
Ryan Gosling plays Lars, a shy young man who from the outset has social interaction problems and quietly but spectacularly spirals into a delusional state when he introduces his brother and sister-in-law to his new girlfriend, a blow up doll called Bianca. The story is set in a smallish town whose citizens all know each other and are very accepting of Bianca. She befriends the town folk, secures a part-time job, volunteers at the local hospital and even goes to church. Predictably Bianca comes between Lars and his real life love interest. The title with its double meaning makes sense right about here. The plot is simple, the journey unforgettable.
I don’t want to spoil the movie any more than I have so I’ll leave it at that. It’s such a delightful watch and I urge you to take some time out from your life and join Lars and Bianca for an hour and fourty minutes.
May 10th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Nice little review. I saw this movie the other week with my gf and we both really enjoyed it. I had no idea what to expect, which was probably a good thing actually.
It wasnt contrived like too many other movies these days that pretend to be a little “off beat”. All the characters were beleivable and not so clear cut that you could figure them out straight away. The story moved along at a nice pace and gave you enough time to take everything in. The acting was really solid, and it was nice seeing people in main rolls that are normally get relegated to minor supporting positions.
But yeah, i thought it was a really nice movie too