Ruby Sparks (2012)

This is not my favorite romantic comedy - not by a long shot - but I don't think it wants to be. It has an interesting premise, probably because it was written by a woman. Zoe Kazan wrote and starred in this movie (she plays Ruby Sparks) - which is one way to solve the problem of finding good roles as an actress.

Paul Dano plays Calvin, an author who found incredible success as a 19 year-old. Ten years later he is alone and lonely, and not exactly what he seems. His shrink (Elliott Gould) tells him to write a page of a novel, and further suggests it be a bad love story.

Calvin starts a bad novel about his dream woman (really - he saw her in a dream) and enters a state of writing bliss - until the woman appears in his house. His writing made her real. Other people can see her and talk to her, but she does exactly what he writes - as soon as he hits the return bar on his typewriter.

Ruby doesn't know she is fiction, and she finds out in a horrifying scene that demonstrates Zoe Kazan's abilities as an actress. The supporting roles are also fantastic - in particular I liked Annette Bening and Antonio Banderas as Calvin's mom and step-dad. 

I recommend this - and I'm curious if you feel that the first part of the movie is ridiculous and sweet. I did, but that was the build-up, and it eventually worked for me.