This weekend I decided to check out the movie Lars and the Real Girl starring Ryan Gosling. This movie was done a bit far into his career but the role he played was quite atypical compared to the dashing roles he usually gets. He is a very sensitive, child-like, awkward, quirky, and complicated man. But this character isn't unlikeable, in fact I sympathize for him because deep down he is a kind person. The story begins when he moves into a new town where his brother lives with his wife. He has a new job and fails to find any meaningful social connections with people he works with. Six weeks after he moves in he orders a friend on the internet named Bianca who he reveals to his brother and sister as a plastic sex doll! At first they are apprehensive and shocked about this and do not know how to handle Lars' delusion. Lars has casual conversations with Bianca in front of people as if she were real. This movie is very charming yet very odd. Very soon his brother and wife get used to this and are told by his psychiatrist to play along with this until he gets over this odd affair he is having.
There was nothing too visually spectacular or special as far as cinematography, the movie has a very raw and depressive feel to it yet it never fails at its humor. It was very well directed and Ryan Gosling did a great job with his performance. I would recommend this to anyone who is into offbeat comedies or wants to hear a heartfelt story. Overall I give this movie a grade: B.
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