You may not have seen Lars and the Real Girl when it played for 2 days at your local theater, but I am here to tell you to find it, see it, and when it comes out next month on DVD, RENT IT! Heck, just buy the dang thing.
Sure, the idea of a guy with a blow-up doll may make you cringe (and/or hum a Police tune), but the execution of this odd story filled me up with warm fuzzies.
See, it’s not about a blow-up doll. It’s not a male teenager movie. He does fall in love and have a relationship with Bianca, the blow-up doll, after all. But more importantly, it’s about a family grieving loss, a community supporting, and people reaching out to each other, damaged, quirky people who show kindness, friendship and love.
My yoga teacher recently read a quote about “the liberation of self through love,” and I thought of Lars.
Ryan Gosling quietly worried me, Paul Schneider (his brother) amazed me and Emily Mortimer (his sister-in-law) charmed me (again). Cool Patricia Clarkson immediately won me over (as usual). The whole town (if you’ve ever lived in a small town, you’ll get it), was its own character, full of hilarious, generous understanding and action.
A really good film, an entertaining and touching experience. Oscar-nominated screenplay. Powerful cast. Check it out.
Have you seen this movie? What’d you think?
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Has anyone seen Cache’? It’s a French film about a father and his guilt about events in his childhood, at least that is what it is about on the surface…..I think. I watched this movie and then had to Google it to figure out WTF I just watched! Some viewers even theorized online that one of the characters did not actually EXIST. While the comments brought up a lot questions, they did explain some, too. I feel a lot better about the movie now that I have read some reviews and comments. It might even be a good movie.