Lars and the Real Girl

Lynn’s Druthers Marathon, part 8



Data
Title: Lars and the Real Girl
Year: 2007
Length: 106 minutes
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Nancy Oliver
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson
Music: David Torn (and non-original music)
Oscars: nomination for Best Original Screenplay
I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Synopsis: a man believes his Real Doll is real

My reaction
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Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, ). I'd expected this to be the standard Quirky Indie Comedy. In a lot of ways it is - it's directed and acted like one - but the script is too good and cliche-free for it to be lumped into that category.
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