Lars and the Real Girl
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- Synopsis
- Lars (Ryan Gosling) and Gus (Paul Schneider) are the grown children of a father who died recently and a mother who died giving birth to Lars. But as brothers, they couldn't be more different....
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- Director(s)
- Craig Gillespie
- Distributor(s)
- MGM/UA
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min.
Critic Reviews
It's nothing less than a miracle that the director, Craig Gillespie, and the writer, Nancy Oliver, have been able to make such an endearing, intelligent and tender comedy from a premise that, in other hands, might sustain a five-minute sketch on TV.Read the full review
Gosling's performance is a small miracle, not only because he's so completely open as a man who's essentially shut off, but because he changes and grows so imperceptibly before our eyes.Read the full review
The creators of this film were fiercely determined not to go so much as a millimeter over the line into sentiment, tawdriness or mockery. It's the rare film that is the best possible version of itself, but "Lars" fits that bill.Read the full review
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Watch This: 'Lars and the Real Girl' Director's Super Bowl Commercial
02/02/09 Moviefone He may have had a bit of an unfortunate blip with Mr. Woodcock , but director Craig Gillespie has proven that he can make engaging stories out of the mundane and strange -- so much so that he's quickly becoming an example of just how possible it is to make simplicity engaging. | Cinematical.com -
Gosling buys into Gillespie's 'Club'
06/04/08 "Lars and the Real Girl" star Ryan Gosling and director Craig Gillespie will reteam on "The Dallas Buyers Club," a drama for Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment. | Variety