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Lars and the Real Girl
from MGM (Video & DVD)
starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider (IV), Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson
directed by Craig Gillespie

Features:

• AC-3
• Color
• Dolby
• Dubbed

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• a gem
  this is a gem, not that well known but critically well received, some said the best picture of the year; Ryan Gosling is just right, a delicate portrait which becomes completely believeable; funny, touching, heart warming

• More relatable than you think...
  How do you show your friends you love them? What words do you use? What actions do you take? What objects in your life take on a meaning bigger than intended? "Lars and the Real Girl" is about how families, neighbors, and friends cope with mental illness. But to stop there would be insincere.
  Lars is an introvert on the far end of the scale who avoids contact with others as much as possible. However, things change when Lars tells his brother and sister in law (his neighbors) that he has met someone - a... more info

• So implausible, so nice!
  I don't know much of mental illness, but the storyline truly felt completely implausible. So implausible that indeed it's hard to understand how the script, the direction and the acting could have made such a sweet and touching movie.
  Acting, in particular, was just superb. I felt like watching real (ok, mostly too good to be real) people really dealing with the weirdest of situations. This is one of those rare movies where you empathize with the characters and you feel like jumping into the screen to... more info

• Too close to real life
  Okay, this story could not have happened in real life. Getting doctors, hospitals, cemetaries and pretty much a whole community involved in this plot would never happen no matter how well intentioned the townspeople are. That said, this is one delightful movie. It is funny, warm and thoughtful. If I had an issue with this film it is that..well, I won't go into my personal life too much, but I watched this with...Let's just say that our family has its own Bianca which made the film even more fun to watch. I... more info

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