Creative premise and really a surprise. Gosling is great here as the lonely guy looking for real love. And the "real girl" just about takes on a life of her own. Recommended!

I didn't know what to expect when I went to see this movie; to be honest, I wasn't expecting much. However, I fell in love with the sincerity of the main character and the sympathy of the town. It was endearing without drifting too far into the soppy.

A film that proves Gosling is a rising star in the film industry. It's an innocent and yet emotional journey that's worth seeing.

One of those few well-known indie films that feels truly 'indie'. Ryan Gosling makes Lars a very charming character.

Pretty good, once. That's about it.

Revisited (2)

Cute at first, it quickly becomes irritating to the point that I couldn't wait for it to be over. Gosling's tic-laden performance is laughably bad and the plot is so obvious and riddled with cliches I could see exactly what was going to happen within the first few minutes. Pop psychology, home-spun wisdom, a town pulling together to help a guy out; the whole thing made me gag. And that's without mentioning the gut-wrenchingly awkward scenes where people pretend the doll is a real person. Yuck.

"Lars and the Real Girl is an SNL sketch reconfigured as quirky-corny Sundance pap." - Nick Schager

Interesting, quirky drama which cleverly makes you think about things like the nature of society, human relationships, disability, the lengths we are prepared to go to for others, and the sometimes thin line between what is real and what we pretend is. Quite a unique subject matter and a very skilfully handled story with subtly threaded themes. Fantastic performances from all the main cast but I particularly enjoyed Kelli Garner's kooky portrayal of Margo, Lars's (human) love interest.

Totally awesome drama - I really liked how the whole town embraced his quirk.

Just boring