I'll admit to thinking "what the hell?" when I first heard about this movie. But what else are you supposed to think when you hear it's about a guy who falls in love with a sex doll?
I was very pleasantly surprised and delighted with this movie. It's very sweet and touching and funny. Lars experiences a break of sorts. His sister in law is pregnant which dredges up his issues with his parents (mom died in childbirth and dad was too heartbroken to be such a great parent) and his brother (who left town as soon as he was old enough without consideration of Lars being left behind). And, yes, then Lars orders and has a relationship with a sex doll he named Bianca. What follows is a moving story of how a small town rallies behind Lars's relationship with a doll and how the doll actually ends up touching the hearts of the townspeople.
Not only is it a wonderfully sweet story but it's well acted. You totally believe that Ryan Gosling is in love with Bianca and you can see how heartbroken everyone is when anything goes wrong. Patricia Clarkson is wonderful as the doctor, Emily Mortimer is wonderful as the sister-in-law, Paul Schneider is fantastic as the brother, and Kelli Garner is adorable as Margo. It's lovely, it's just a really lovely movie.
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