TotallyOz Posted October 25, 2007 Posted October 25, 2007 I saw a very heart-warming movie tonight called "Lars and the Real Girl". The movie was well written, well acted and really did touch the heart of many who watched. When this movie comes to your area, give it a try. It is not your typical love story, but it is a great adventure. Cast & Credits Lars: Ryan Gosling Karin: Emily Mortimer Gus: Paul Schneider Dagmar: Patricia Clarkson Margo: Kelli Garner Holly: Lauren Ash Mrs. Gruner: Nancy Beatty By Roger Ebert How do you make a film about a life-sized love doll, ordered through the Internet, into a life-affirming statement of hope? In "Lars and the Real Girl," you do it with faith in human nature, and with a performance by Ryan Gosling that says things that cannot be said. And you surround him with actors who express the instinctive kindness we show to those we love. Gosling, who has played neo-Nazis and district attorneys, now plays Lars Lindstrom, a painfully shy young man who can barely stand the touch of another human being. He functions in the world and has an office job, but in the evening, he sits alone in a cabin in the back yard of his family home. His mother died years ago, his depressive father more recently. Now the big house is occupied by his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and pregnant sister-in-law Karin (Emily Mortimer). She makes it her business to invite him to dinner, to share their lives, but he begs off with one lame excuse after another, and sits alone in the dark. One day a co-worker at the office, surfing Internet porn, shows Lars a life-size vinyl love doll that can be order customized to specifications. A few weeks later, a packing crate is delivered to Lars, and soon his brother and sister-in-law are introduced to the doll. She is, they learn, named Bianca. She is a paraplegic missionary, of Brazilian and Danish blood, and Lars takes her everywhere in a wheelchair. He has an explanation for everything, including why she doesn't talk or eat. To read the rest of the review: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.d.../710180304/1023 Quote
