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Starring:
Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Kelli Garner, Paul Schneider, Boyd Banks, Nancy Beatty, Joe Bostick, Tannis Burnett, Sally Cahill, Liz Gordon, Nicky Guadagni, Doug Lennox, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, R.D. Reid, Angela Vint, Billy Parrott, Tommy Chang, Darren Hynes, Karen Robinson, Lauren Ash, Aurora Browne, Lindsey Connell, Víctor Gómez, Karen Robinson, Annabelle Torsein
Directed By:
Craig Gillespie
Written By:
Nancy Oliver
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Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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Movie Review by Suzanne 
May 8th, 2008
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Letting Go, and Letting In
Sometimes insignificant or ridiculous events in life end up having a profound impact on us. For instance calling someone out of the blue that you haven't spoken to in years. Maybe it is a little awkward, and you dont talk for long, but afterwards you feel different and so does the other person. For Lars, who suffers from mental illness brought on by isolation, he makes a breakthrough when he finds his girlfriend, a Real Doll off the internet. His experience is impactive for everyone else around him and the story gives a heartfelt insight to the connections that we make with one another.
Lars is genuine and has a remarkable charm to it in the likes of "Forrest Gump" or "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." The antagonist is Lars' disability of coping with his reality. Like Forrest and Gilbert, who have their own obstacles to hurdle, Lars needs to break out of his shell and learn how to interact in his society. If not he will be alone for the rest of his life. You cant help but feel bad for these characters in the beginning, but then you realize they are going to be alright after all as you accompany them on their journey.
What I like about Lars is that he is true to himself no matter what anyone thinks. At first you think he is weak, until you get to know him and then you see his strength. I like that the movie is consistently positive and doesnt resort to any unnecessary name calling or fun poking. Its okay to laugh at it all. Lars and the Real Girl is for feature films what Northern Exposure was for TV.
The cast was outstanding, and their reactions hilarious.
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 | Tim
May 8, 2008 2:18 AM
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| hey suzanne....good to see you ....havent seen this one so I cant comment much....but wanted to say Hi... |
 | Lark
May 8, 2008 8:15 AM
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| I really liked it too. but I have an enormous crush on Gosling...so i hope that doesn't cloud my judgement too much. :oP |
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May 8, 2008 2:27 AM