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Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
description written by member Zara:
A lonely, delusional young man buys a life-size sex doll on the Internet and falls in love with her, telling people it's his girlfriend. His brother and sister-in-law step in to help him with his delusion.
| Release Date: | October 12th, 2007 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running Time: | 106 minutes |
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Lars and the Real Girl Movie Review by Zara  (4/30/2008) |
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If you're big on having a large story unfold before you or mysteries getting explained, this movie isn't going to do it for you. It has a simple and obvious message getting delivered, via a blatant title and poster art that demonstrates pretty much what you're in for. A dopey looking guy who obviously has some issues...
(complete Lars and the Real Girl review by Zara)
| Lars and the Real Girl Movie Review by Matthew (10/16/2007) |
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Lars (Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson") is a quiet young man who is petrified of contact with other humans. He spends his day in his cubicle at work, shunning the flirting of a new woman in the office, Margo (Kelli Garner), drives home through the snowy, cold streets and tries to quickly escape into the garage apartment he...
(complete Lars and the Real Girl review by Matthew)
| Lars and the Real Girl Movie Review by Movie Addict (8/8/2009) |
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An Oscar nomination for the screenplay, and a Golden Globe nomination for Ryan Gosling as Lars, who finds love with a doll bought over the Internet.
The shock to his brother Gus (Paul Schneider)) and his wife Kain (Emily Mortimer) is visible to all but Lars, but they play along. Even the therapist (Patricia Clarkson),...
(complete Lars and the Real Girl review by Movie Addict)
| Lars and the Real Girl Movie Review by Karma (8/17/2008) |
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I can think of lots of jokes to say when you tell me a man falls in love with a sex toy. Luckily, those kinds of jokes are deemphasized in this movie, allowing better, more original jokes to shine. This is a very funny movie, but it's also touching and psychologically interesting. In fact, were I teaching psych, I...
(complete Lars and the Real Girl review by Karma)
| Lars and the Real Girl Movie Review by Krissy (5/24/2008) |
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Ever since seeing Ryan in The Notebook...I've been in love with him. Ssshhh...don't tell my hubby. I loved this movie. I loved that the town pulled together to help someone who was different and each seemed find a way to use the 'sex doll' to fill a void in their life. And you know, the damn thing did look better with...
(complete Lars and the Real Girl review by Krissy)
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