Lars And The Real GirlThere have been quite a few features like such, that pitched similar concept to it and has touched viewer's heart through their non-human but equally up beating characters and this is one of them. The writing is gripping if not smart, keeping the audience engaged through its pragmatic characters that is fueled by the emotions running among them on screen and the makers being aware of it pampers the audience throughout the course of it. It is short on technical terms like sound department but is immensely pleasing on the way it is shot; the camera work is stunning, and so is costume design. Nancy Oliver's emotionally driven script is not only supported but celebrated by Craig Gillespie; the director, whose brilliant execution skills up the ante of the game. Ryan Gosling is the real game changer of the feature as it pulsates his skills on a much larger scale and flaunts it shamelessly and sweeps away most of the charm where he is supported decently by a hungry cast (Emily Mortimer and Paul Schneider) whose work is appreciative in here. Lars And The Real Girl is an authentic and heartbreaking relationship of humans surviving in a society where the softer and sweeter aspects of it is explored and encouraged in here.

This movie exemplifies the triumph of the human soul to overcome trauma and move forward.Ryan Gosling has shown himself to be a fine actor in all of his more recent Hollywood outings. In Lars and the Real Girl, he proves that he's an exemplary actor and, as far as I'm concerned, has answered all questions about his skills -- forever.Lars is an introverted and shy boy who lives in an outbuilding on his family property. His brother and his brother's wife have the main house to themselves. The wife, played by Emily Mortimer - always wonderful - is pregnant. Lars' mother died during his birth, which lead him to attempt to cope by developing a relationship with a sex doll. This sounds wacky, but it's not. Instead, it is wonderful as the small town rallies to support him.I can't say more without creating "spoilers", so I'll just suggest you watch this move and fall in love with Lars, like I did.Enjoy!

It's films like these that truly test the strength of your actors. It isn't every day that a man brings a "sex" doll to his home, pretend it's his girlfriend, and has the whole town going along with it. But with a great lead actor in Ryan Gosling, there's opportunity to produce a good whimsical drama with plenty of heart. Lars and the real Girl deals with an awkward man, who suffers from delusion and maybe even a little bit more mental health issues, and his "real" girlfriend who proceeded to change his life forever. With a plot like this, it's really difficult to get on board with the premise for a good bit in the film. The only thing that's keeping this film afloat is the performance of Ryan Gosling. The ability of him to make this relationship with a doll feel so real is absolutely impeccable. Gosling has always impressed when it comes to his acting choices, and this film may be his boldest to date. He didn't get nominated for an Oscar, but Lars is one of the most challenging roles he's taken on, and he's as good as he's ever been. I found the community effort of making the doll real to Lars to be particularly moving. I could have done with a more built out relationship with his brother, as I feel like there was a missed opportunity emotionally. However, overall this film is one of the most unique films you'll see, and Gosling's turn is one of particular importance.7.9/10

Lars and the Real Girl is a film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Nancy Oliver. It stars Ryan Gosling as Lars, Emily Mortimer as Karin, Paul Schneider as Gus, Kelli Garner as Margo and Patricia Clarkson as Dagmar. Lars and the Real Girl is a film that really pulls at the heart strings a lot and I felt incredibly connected with the main character, Lars because he is fragile, scared and does not feel very comfortable around other people. He orders a doll that becomes his girlfriend which I think is a way of him dealing with this issues rather than a solution to being alone. The conversations and the history of Bianca, the doll are all ways of Lars trying to communicate with others and himself as well as come to grasps with the emotions he is trying to feel. Lars is suffering from Tactile sensitivity or hypersensitivity which is basically the increased sensitivity to touch as whilst he is at the Doctors he cannot seem to bear the simple touch of a hand on his neck as it feels incredibly painful. Lars is trying to overcome the idea of his brother having a child as he is afraid of change I believe. He shows little emotion sometimes, he is mostly on his own and doesn't spend much time with others around him. His childhood has been damaged by the death of both his parents and the loss of his brother. Everyone in the community goes along with his delusion and all try and come to terms with the fact that Lars thinks that this doll is real. I feel like Lars is under the delusion that she is real but I do not think he is fully delusional but is aware of the fact that her identity is forgery and is not real and creates her life from his life as well as his fears and personality because there are moments where he unknowingly questions her reality, her identity and her sentience. Lars seems distant from everybody and it doesn't seem to want to open up to anybody at all, he finds that very hard but manages to open up to two people in this film, Bianca's doctor and Bianca. When Bianca starts to die, we forget that she is a doll and cannot die and remember that Lars is the one making the decisions, I feel like this means that he is finally coming to terms with things and that that fear inside him is dying. This film is extremely relatable for me in particular because of how Lars feels around others and his way of dealing with it, trying to come to terms with things as well as trying to become someone better and more willing to friendship and relationships but is unsure as to what it all means in his heart and wants a way through it all, he seems afraid and confused which is an emotion we all feel sometimes. Ryan Gosling's performance in this film is breathtaking, I cannot begin to explain how it made me feel because of how genuine and real it felt as well as the obstacles he faces in the film. Dagmar, his psychiatrist/doctor was also incredibly well acted by Patricia Clarkson, all the actors in this film really amazed me and were moving in their own ways. This film is funny, moving, real and makes you wonder whether you are supposed to laugh or not because in a sense it is funny but in other ways it is extremely dark and upsetting. The community all come together to make Bianca feel at home just because they want Lars to feel included and happy which I find extremely heartfelt and sadly unrealistic. You feel bad for him but in another sense you want to be able to handle things with him and experience what he feels and why this was the way he chose to handle his problems. It makes you wonder whether Bianca is for loneliness, guilt or a way of moving forward. Lars goes through all the stages of coming to terms with something, he goes through denial, confusion, anger, sadness and finally recognition and trying to do something about it and along the way are those who care about him and those who try to understand him. The blanket he carries around is almost like his objectified safe haven that he carries around to help him cope and feel more at ease and to sort of take the edge off of scary or uncomfortable situations. He cannot be in a real relationship with a a girl because he cannot be touched, he distances himself from people whilst trying to connect at the same time, showing a mental battle within him as well as a physical need to want and desire whilst wanting to be left alone. The film is well made, I love the writing as well as acting and I love the song that plays (David Torn - At the mall), those three things shine bright in this film and it definitely should be more popular. (Films like this often don't get popular, it's too real for the masses). Lars goes through the death of his girlfriend, he learns and overcomes many things in the process and acknowledges his strengths and abilities and tries to become a man. It is very touching and charming in many ways which is why this film really stands out to me, it is hard to be sad and funny at the same time and this film has the perfect blend of the two as well as the subtlety to make it work very well on screen.