Lars and the Real Girl

“It's nothing less than a miracle that the director, Craig Gillespie, and the writer, Nancy Oliver, have been able to make such an endearing, intelligent and tender comedy from a premise that, in other hands, might sustain a five-minute sketch on TV.”

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal · 100

“The movie is an idyllic view of life as it ought to be, rather than the way it is.”

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor · 91

“The creators of this film were fiercely determined not to go so much as a millimeter over the line into sentiment, tawdriness or mockery. It's the rare film that is the best possible version of itself, but "Lars" fits that bill.”

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times · 90

“Gosling's performance is a small miracle, not only because he's so completely open as a man who's essentially shut off, but because he changes and grows so imperceptibly before our eyes.”

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post · 90

“At a time when romantic comedies seem to have exhausted unique ideas, along comes Lars, an original, amusing and heartfelt tale sharply written by Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under).”

Claudia Puig, USA Today · 88