Ruby Sparks (2012)
TOMATOMETER
AUDIENCE SCORE
Critic Consensus: Cleverly written and wonderfully acted, Ruby Sparks overcomes its occasional lags in pace with an abundance of charm and wit.
Ruby Sparks Videos
Ruby Sparks Photos
Movie Info
Watch it now
Cast
as Calvin Weir-Fields
as Ruby Sparks
as Gertrude
as Mort
as Langdon Tharp
as Dr. Rosenthal
as Harry
as Mabel
as Cyrus Modi
as Susie
as Lila
as Saskia
as Adam
as Mandi
as Party Goer at Langdon's
as Warren
as Partygoer 1 - Hammer
as Partygoer 2 - Hammer
as Michael Silverblatt
as Female Professor
as Sort of Weird Guy
as Older Dude
as Partygoer 1 - Book Release
as Partygoer 2 - Book Release
as Busboy
as Silverlake Passerby
as Box Office Teller
as Lecture Curator
as Scotty the Dog
News & Interviews for Ruby Sparks
Critic Reviews for Ruby Sparks
All Critics (171) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (134) | Rotten (37) | DVD (2)
Sometimes it's worth surrendering to cinematic enchantments, and Ruby Sparks makes a pretty good case for its own magic.
Sure it's been done before -- man brings ideal woman to life -- but not quite like Ruby Sparks. And that sets this film up to be a smart and romantic low-key comedy that goes beyond expectations.
If the result feels like a Pinocchio story that spends too much time with Geppetto, or a takedown of narcissism that never breaks free of what it's critiquing, Dano nonetheless makes Calvin compelling company.
Kazan winds up indulging in the very wish-fulfillment she initially sets out to deconstruct.
Ruby Sparks flirts with preciousness and has less fun with its premise than it could have, but that's because it's actually a gently touching metaphorical drama about the real essence of love.
Ruby Sparks might have been more fun if Cal were written to be expansive instead of a worrywart in the middle-aged Matthew Broderick mode.
Audience Reviews for Ruby Sparks
What first seems like a simple one-joke romantic comedy turns out to be about so much more: a deeply honest and sad story about the selfish (but real) need that some people have to control someone else so they can feel loved and make an ideal relationship work.
Super Reviewer
Dr. Frankenstein, whatever his incarnation, is always surprised to discover that his creation has ideas of its own, doh!, and so it goes in this romantic comedy (with a couple serious messages thrown in to round the whole thing out some). The old absolute power corrupts absolutely angle could've used more airing here, but by and large this is just another cute romcom.
Super Reviewer
Starts out charmingly as a frothy, wish fulfillment romantic fantasy. Had it stayed with that concept it would have been a cute comedy unfortunately about 3/4 of the way through the male lead starts acting like an incredible jackass and the film turns dark never finding its footing again. A disappointing miss.
Super Reviewer
Ruby Sparks Quotes
| Calvin: | I control you |
| Calvin: | I control you. |
| Calvin Weir-Fields: | I couldn't see you when you were here and, now that you're gone, I see you everywhere. |
| Calvin Weir-Fields: | I couldn't see you when you were here and now that you're gone, I see you everywhere. |
| Calvin: | "oh...i'm just having trouble wrapping my head around the reality of this situation". |
| Calvin: | Oh... I'm just having trouble wrapping my head around the reality of this situation. |
| Ruby: | I miss you already ,,, ooooo ,,, Calvin ,,,, |
| Ruby: | I miss you already, Ruby! |
Discussion Forum
Discuss Ruby Sparks on our Movie forum!