Lars and the Real Girl

This is a great small film here. Ryan Gosling has another great performance. He is one of the best young actors around and only he could've made this film work. Nancy Oliver delivers a great script, full of "manufactured" love. The film is about a man who starts to lose his societal mind and decides to "fall in love" with a mannequin. His brother and sister-in-law are concerned for him but they decide to go along with this "stage" for his better good. This is a great supporting cast by Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer and Paul Schneider, which all three are always good. Director Craig Gillespie does very good work in making this film work. It is very difficult to make this plot believable and everyone involved made it work. I love when a film, like this, takes great risks.

Grade: A-