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Ryan Gosling is up there with the future Sir James McAvoy, a legend in the making! His performance here is brilliant. In fact everyone is great in their roles. A good artist "makes the familiar unfamiliar" so we can look at it with fresh eyes. That's exactly what the writer and director accomplish here. The search for love and approval and connecting with family and local community.
9/10
29.6.2008 -
paxromana88@ - age: 36-49
The only thing that kept me watching this movie was Ryan's acting. He's amazing... but... the story is so not realistic: a whole TOWN playing along with one family's craziness? Really now! Who paid for the ambulance to come to the house and for the funeral service etc. etc.
5/10
13.5.2008 -
kidda_mtl@ - age: 26-35
Ryan Gosling performance is an acting miracle. Congrats to the whole cast and espacially to the director for managing not to turn this into a caricature but into a smart funny intelligent poignat movie. Thumbs ups really.
10/10
27.4.2008 -
sopgomez2006@ - age: 18-25
There is no doubt that Gosling is a very good actor. With that said... I have heard a lot about the life-size dolls in the news and I wanted to watch the movie out of curiousity. I wasn't shocked but I was a bit surprised to see that an entire town would react the way they did. I couldn't relate to any of the characters and I went into this film with a very open mind. I left with too many questions and feeling less than impressed overall.
5/10
20.4.2008 -
paulleslie12@ - age: 26-35
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Beautifully executed by Gosling. This was hilarious and inspiring at its best, and original at its worst. Regardless of what others say, it was very logical and realistic. You will find yourself laughing hysterically for 90% of the film, but surely, towards the end, you will question whether you have a reason to. The ending was phenomenal. See it.
10/10
8.3.2008 -
matthew000000@ - age: 13-17
The movie touches everyone who has lost someone close. Most of us hide these feelings and never deal with tragedy. The main character shows a crazy way to deal with loss. Which turns out to be the best way. I like that this movie did not rely on profanity, or sexuality to bring out the story.
10/10
6.3.2008 -
iamneo@ - age: 36-49
This movie is fantastic. It is a must see.
9/10
1.3.2008 -
brunette13@ - age: 18-25
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Wow. Ryan Gosling is definitely one f our finest canadian actors. After you see him in movies like half nelson and this and see his honing up some serious skills as an actor you can only guess that it's not long before he gets an oscar. I'm not sure why this movie is listed in comedy. I don't think that was really the intention. Its more if a journey in to the life of the odd character and the fact that the love of everyone around him eventually saves him.
8/10
10.2.2008 -
sacoca_@ - age: 26-35
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