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musingaloud) wrote2008-07-28 09:06 pm
musingaloud) wrote2008-07-28 09:06 pm
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Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl
I loved this movie. I highly recommend it, if you haven't already seen it. I've been wanting to rent the DVD for quite a while now, but it was low on a priority list of movies to rent, mainly because the hubby wasn't too hep on it and I really hadn't heard from anyone else if it was really any good or not. I'd read reviews, but I never know if I can trust those or not. But Saturday night we decided we had time for 2 movies, so hubby picked one and I picked Lars.
Ryan Gosling did an awesome job of playing Lars. I totally bought into his character. Lars' sister-in-law was great too, so sincere and caring. His brother was good too in his at-first horror and then bemused attitude toward Lars and "Bianca." The townspeople acceptance of Lars' "girlfriend" was outright funny. I especially enjoyed the scene where the older lady picked up Bianca to take her to her volunteer duty at the hospital and told Lars off for being macho when he became upset over Bianca's busy schedule and her lack of time for him. The way the townspeople accepted Bianca and how Lars needed her could be a lesson in tolerance for all of us.
I was amused, I was entertained, and I was touched by the movie. It goes up there with "Groundhog Day" as one of my favorites (Well, not counting any movie with Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart -- those are my all-time favorites).
I loved this movie. I highly recommend it, if you haven't already seen it. I've been wanting to rent the DVD for quite a while now, but it was low on a priority list of movies to rent, mainly because the hubby wasn't too hep on it and I really hadn't heard from anyone else if it was really any good or not. I'd read reviews, but I never know if I can trust those or not. But Saturday night we decided we had time for 2 movies, so hubby picked one and I picked Lars.
Ryan Gosling did an awesome job of playing Lars. I totally bought into his character. Lars' sister-in-law was great too, so sincere and caring. His brother was good too in his at-first horror and then bemused attitude toward Lars and "Bianca." The townspeople acceptance of Lars' "girlfriend" was outright funny. I especially enjoyed the scene where the older lady picked up Bianca to take her to her volunteer duty at the hospital and told Lars off for being macho when he became upset over Bianca's busy schedule and her lack of time for him. The way the townspeople accepted Bianca and how Lars needed her could be a lesson in tolerance for all of us.
I was amused, I was entertained, and I was touched by the movie. It goes up there with "Groundhog Day" as one of my favorites (Well, not counting any movie with Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart -- those are my all-time favorites).