Ryan Gosling gives another dazzling performance in Lars and the Real Girl, a gently naughty comic melodrama of love found and lost. The film is set in a Midwestern small town during a typically snowy winter. Lars Lindstrom an awkward young man, lives in the garage The town has a genuine affection for Lars. So they joyfully greet the news that Lars has found a special friend. People are concerned when they learn that Lars and Bianca met online, but hey, this is the modern age.