Lars and the Real Girl
Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceslowfresh & originalgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allself destruction/implosion
"The search for true love begins outside the box."
Boxlist takeA stirring, contained romantic comedy, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Lars Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
