Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

"Lars and the Real Girl" was a sweet and quirky piece.

It brought a lot of warm feelings, and from the innocuous premise of a guy falling for a blow-up doll, it's interesting that you really feel for the main character and the love he truly feels. (It's one of those "ya gotta see it to believe it" type of deals)


Lars keeps to himself, and despite the efforts of his brother's wife, he doesn't really appreciate human contact.

He is socially awkward to the point of being antisocial.

But when a co-worker introduces him to the "girlfriend you can buy," Lars' world opens up with a whole new possibility.

However, all is not to be as expected.

I would recommend this film (there's a reason why it received critical acclaim!) for any of those people who can appreciate the warm-hearted fuzziness that comes from indie films such as these (remember "Little Miss Sunshine?"  -- less fluff than that one, though...)

This actually reminds me of a film I watched a while back, "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" (a real tearjerker, that one), which I'll review in a future post.


Meanwhile, "Lars and the Real Girl" is a human piece on one man's coping mechanism for dealing with his parents' death and never really appreciating close human comfort. In one scene, he gets physically hurt if people hug him, or touch him  -- it almost makes you think he is some sort of germophobe or anti- human contact.

The film develops gradually (but it never feels slow!  -- you have to be in the right mood, though) and tells a heartwarming tale of those that love you in a small town.

It's great to see the denizens of their small town adapt to Bianca's (Lars' blow-up doll girlfriend) presence in their and his life, and it really is for the best, as everyone benefits and learns / grows from knowing her/him.

I would definitely say this is a THUMBS WAY UP! 



This film is not for the skeptical or those who find this subject matter strange. Watch with an open mind!

I'm signing out; 4.5/5 *'s

PAYCE,

Alicea Engquist (that's right! I got married last Saturday! It's been a week since I've been a Mrs.!)

Have a great weekend!!