Ruby Sparks
Suffering from writer’s block, Calvin invents a short story about a woman who likes her dog. And that sparks the idea of Ruby, Calvin’s dream girl—except she doesn’t just stay in his dreams. In Ruby Sparks, the artist’s creation comes to life as his girlfriend, which may not be as perfect as it sounds. Ruby is played by Zoe Kazan of the A Streetcar Named Desire Kazans, and she also wrote the script. It seems like a writer’s first film, too—full of ambition, but without the precision of someone who’s done it for a while. Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood) portrays Calvin, the long-suffering writer, and he’s a fine choice here, as he usually is. But it’s strange that this is the project that dragged Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris off the beach. It doesn’t have much to say—or much polish in saying it.
By Colin Boyd
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Credits
Directors:
- Jonathan Dayton
- Valerie Faris
Cast:
- Paul Dano
- Zoe Kazan
- Antonio Banderas
- Annette Bening
- Steve Coogan
- Elliott Gould
- Chris Messina
- Alia Shawkat
- Deborah Woll
Producers:
- Albert Berger
- Ron Yerxa
- Robert Graf
- Zoe Kazan
- Paul Dano
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