Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Seen on DVD 12th August 2008

FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
Every now and then a movie comes along that just completely blows away what "movies should be."

It's also by the writer of "Six Feet Under" which i love. So that's a plus!!

STORY: 6/7 - (She is real)
Lars (Ryan Gosling) is a very lonely and sheltered guy. Both of his parents are dead and he has never been capable of forming bonds with other people. Just the thought of even touching another person scares him. All this changes when he "meets" Bianca. An anatomically correct life-sized doll which Lars orderred online. He doesn't use her for sex, but rather believes her to be a "real person" who he forms a loving relationship with. His family, worried about his condition, seek the advice of a therapist who tells them it would be best to just "go along with it" and that Lars would stop believing it when he no longer needed her.

It seems a little bit odd, but it's truly a BRILLIANT story. After a while, as a viewer, even i saw the life in Bianca, as someone who Lars can connect with on his own terms.

Meanwhile, at work, Margo (Kelli Garner) is only liking Lars more and more as she gets to know him better, through her own interaction with Bianca.

ACTING: 6/7 - (Sometimes I get so lonely I forget what day it is, and how to spell my name)
Superb acting. Ryan Gosling made some brilliant choices and is simply a pleasure to watch. However, i think the stand out for me was Kelli Garner. I knew her from "Thumbsucker" (not that she's easy to recognise with her blonde hair) and she is just getting BETTER. She managed to be sweet and naive and also very deep and mature at the same time. Special Mention to Emily Mortimer also.

*Kelli Garner as Margo*

CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 5.5/7 - (it's just a thaw - winter isn't over till Easter)
This movie looks really soft, if that makes any sense. Lovely and slow moving, gorgeous to watch.

SCORE / SOUND: 5/7 - (L is for the way you look at me...)
Really really nice soundtrack by David Torn

SONGS: N/A



OVERALL: 6/7

WONDERFUL!

I recommend that you see this!!

*Bianca and Lars*

Interesting facts -
- To make her seem "realer" Bianca actually had a trailer on the set.
- Bianca had 9 different faces
- the whole movie was shot in 31 days