'Ruby Sparks' is a film about a young writer who dreams of his dream girl, writes her, and then she appears in the flesh. It's a little too reminiscent of 'Stranger Than Fiction' for me to be that intrigued by the concept but the basic premise goes back as far as 'Pygmalian' which has been done and redone so many times you can't really fault it. The film is mildly interesting but Paul Dano's characters inherent unlikability detracts from the film. The 'manic-pixie-dream-girl' archetype is played interestingly by Zoe Kazan but it feels like that type has almost been done to death recently so some of the magic of it is lost. The fact that Kazan and Dano are a real life couple adds something to their onscreen relationship but not much. The ending is predictable and almost so cute and perfect its distracting. Whatever the film was trying for you could feel it trying, trying very hard, but in the end falling short.
Rent It.
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