{"id":3554,"date":"2016-07-04T08:47:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T12:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:26:20","slug":"ruby-sparks-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3554","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Sparks-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ruby Sparks-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott\u2019s Review #442<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70213510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3555\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70213510-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70213510\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70213510-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70213510.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 4, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruby Sparks is a smart, creative, indie film released in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s theme is fantasy versus reality as the main character is a troubled writer who envisions a character he has created is real.<\/p>\n<p>Is she real or isn&#8217;t she?<\/p>\n<p>The film centers around a writer (Paul Dano) with writer&#8217;s block who creates an imaginary dream girl (Zoe Kazan), who magically comes to life, one day.<\/p>\n<p>This is an interesting premise and the film has some big-named actors (Annette Bening, Eliot Gould, Antonio Banderas) in small roles which is a delight to see.<\/p>\n<p>The chemistry is lacking between the two leads and the film delves too much into a typical romantic comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the film never explains if it is going for seriousness or purely the writer&#8217;s imagination, but I admire its creativity and thoughtful premise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Screenplay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruby Sparks-2012 Director Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan Scott\u2019s Review #442 Reviewed July 4, 2016 Grade: B Ruby Sparks is a smart, creative, indie film released in 2012. 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