Lars is an introvert young man, living in the modified garage of his married brother. He holds back from any contact and can’t even handle being touched by friends or family. One day, one of his cubicle colleagues tells him about a place where you can buy a real size doll. While Lars doesn’t seem impressed, soon a big package arrives on his and his brother’s doorstep. From then on he takes Bianca, the open-mouthed sex doll, everywhere he goes in her wheelchair. And everyone has to get used to Lars being convinced she is the real deal.

It was about a week ago when one of our readers, A. Caleb Hartley from 'environmentastic', reminded me about this movie. And I didn't forget about it because it was a 'forgettable' movie. It's just, how do you convince someone to see a movie about a guy buying a sex doll to be his real partner?

I guess I just have to give it a try. 'Lars and the Real Girl' is a remarkable positive story about looking a little further than your first impression. Ryan Gosling plays a silly and traumatized, but ultimately charming young man. It's the story behind the crazy guy on the street. Because we all know this crazy guy wasn't always crazy. And it's a comforting thought that a community like Lars lives in, might really exists. Not judging, but helping.

A. Caleb told me he had seen it in the $1.00 theater. For just $1.00 I can't think of any reason not to go and see this movie. I may sound like a movie teacher, but movies are just always better on that big silver screen. It will take a long time before some movie download equipment can beat that experience.

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Worth/not worththe popcorn

I'm a boy/girl

I am young/old

These dolls are nasty/pretty cool

The box office failure was unexpected/expected

This was clearly a comedy/drama

After this movie, if I'd see someone like Lars I'll laugh and point/do nothing

Losing an Oscar because of Juno was fair/undeserved

Henry Roth is a real ladies man and has been breaking the hearts of the female tourists of Hawaii for quite a while. One day he meets Lucy at a local cafe. She seems different than the girls he usually dates and she lives on the island. He decides to ask her out on a date. Everything went perfect and they even spend the night together. But the next morning Henry is in for an unpleasant surprise. Lucy doesn’t remember anything and starts freaking out.

While Henry has to win Lucy over every day, since she is suffering from a short-term memory loss, he has to come up with a new idea each day to introduce himself to her. This makes the movie quite different than other romantic comedies and creates some fun moments. I have to admit, after a while this progress starts to become a bit repetitive, but still the movie has a lot of funny parts. It is really nice to see that the end of the movie isn’t an average happy ending. They found a solution, but did not magically change Lucy’s situation.

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