Barbie Tribute Poster Parodies A Very Different Ryan Gosling Film This one sounds like a joke., A man falls in love, with a sex doll., But this film treats it completely seriously., No irony., No punchlines., Lars and the Real Girl turns it into something genuinely Review: 'Lars and the Real Girl' a (platonic) love story To help Ryan Gosling stay in character, the real doll was treated like an actual person, as is done by the characters in the movie. She was dressed privately in her own trailer and was only present Lars' discovers love in strangest of places Boston Herald