Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Given the potential of the concept, I only wish they'd taken the material somewhere darker -- things stay melancholic / whimsical in that post-Wes Anderson way, "offbeat" in the most inoffensive possible sense. Gosling's acting was good, although veering dangerously close to Tic City (that locale where a character is defined solely by their weird twitches). It is pretty impressive that he can do this, The Believer, and The Notebook equally convincingly.

One watch check, near the end, which definitely could have been streamlined.

I've also decided that I hate audiences in general. I was immensely irritated by the fact that several audience members were still laughing at the "doll is real" conceit, even at the end of the movie. Y'all have had two hours and change to get over it, people. Come on. Movies should be watched by robots.