Lars and the Real Girl (DVD)

Lars and the Real Girl (2007) starring Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Kelli Garner, Paul Schneider. Lars (Gosling) is a man who has trouble connecting with real human beings. So he orders a life-sized, anatomically correct doll off the Internet and introduces her as Bianca, his girlfriend. The fantasy element comes in when the people of the small town where he lives decide to accept Bianca as a real girl. Instead of making fun of Lars or locking him up in a mental institution, they go along with his delusion -- and their kindness is shown to have restorative powers. This is an off-kilter movie, but oddly entertaining. Grade: B