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By Betsy Bozdech (64) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 12 Oct 2007

Thanks to grounded performances from its top-notch cast, Lars overcomes an ultra-quirky premise and develops into a thoughtful, albeit unusual,…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Maxim (189) on 11 Oct 2007

It's the real deal. A whimsical, funny, moving film. Gosling is no less than astounding in the surprise movie comedy treat of the year…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Can Magazine (288) on 11 Oct 2007

This movie is either a cautionary tale or my potential future biography. I'm just kidding, I'll never be able to afford one of those dolls…

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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 11 Oct 2007

Comic and moving (without being overly sentimental) and completely unique, Lars and the Real Girl is one of the best times anyone will have…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 11 Oct 2007

It's a crazy situation and utterly unbelievable, yet no movie I've seen in ages has inspired me more to want to do the right thing…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 11 Oct 2007

It helps immensely that Oliver's script is a minor revelation…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Los Angeles CityBeat (424) on 11 Oct 2007

emotionally richer and more tasteful than one could imagine, given the tawdriness of the concept. It's an impressive triumph over yechhh…

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By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 10 Oct 2007

The final moment of the film is a shining light of hope that most romantic comedies would kill to craft a fantasy around…

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By Jason Morgan (22) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 10 Oct 2007

Never hits the emotional marks it needs to…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Oct 2007

Lars and the Real Girl is a true original. It has drama, marvelous humor and its characters show genuine care for their delusional native son…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for tonymedley.com (461) on 10 Oct 2007

bilious, ludicrous, and irresponsible…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 10 Oct 2007

The cast of Gosling, Schneider, Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson as Lars' doctor is more perfect than anything you can order on the Internet…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for New York Press (561) on 09 Oct 2007

Gillespie's sophomore outing seems destined to be perceived as his true emergence as an artist…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 08 Oct 2007

Through small gestures and bold choices, [Gosling's] created a character you begin feeling sorry for and end up rooting for and almost envying,…

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By Wendy Weinstein (27) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Oct 2007

What could have been cloying or absurd is instead endearing, even if the film is somewhat too long for its conceit…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 26 Sep 2007

Happily devoid of humor based on ridicule, it achieves almost excruciating concern and sympathy in an entirely stand-alone expression of romantic…

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By Filip Vukcevic (8) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 20 Sep 2007

A sweet film brought to life by excellent performers, Lars and the Real Girl makes for a very soothing time at the movies…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 18 Sep 2007

One of the year's pleasant surprises, an offbeat lyrical fable about the coming of age of a painfully shy guy, splendidly played by Gosling;…

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