Fresh
Under Mr. Gillespie's admirably directed seriousness of tone, the performers, particularly Mr. Gosling, Ms. Mortimer, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Clarkson, Ms. Gardner and Mr. Reid, never miss a beat.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Lars and the Real Girl
The search for true love begins outside the box.
2007 · 1h 47m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Craig Gillespie
Overview
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
...we're surprised to find that it's possible to feel a real emotional attachment to an anatomically correct girl made of quality plastic.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Rotten
Lars and the Real Girl remains suspended somewhere between perversity and pap, with only Gosling hinting at the mingling that might have been.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
A sweet little fable about how a delusional man-child is helped by the loving ministrations of his family and community, the kind of throwback flick where human nature is seen as inherently good -- a notion so quaint that it feels damn near buoyant.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Initially sounds perverted but ends up being just the opposite.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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