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Stranger Than Fiction
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List Price: $14.94
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Will Ferrell, Queen Latifah, Peter Grosz, Ricky Adams, Christian Stolte
Directed By: Marc Forster
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0001686188662
Format: AC-3
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2007-02-27
Running Time: 113
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-11-10
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An irs auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life from his work to his love-interest to his death. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/22/2008 Starring: Will Ferrell Maggie Gyllenhaal Run time: 113 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Summary: Liked Ferrell here, he's not over the top
Comment: This is certainly outside of the usuall Ferrell film. He usually plays a child man with over the top acting. It can work for a slapstick comedy but this is a much more complex layered movie. Ferrell plays an IRS agent who's life is being manipulated by an author, played by Thompson. The movie is touching, funny and romatic, none of which I expected with Ferrell in the lead role. The acting all around is great and the movie is unpredictible. It is a truly a relief to see originality rather than a paints by the number comedy.
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Summary: Love this movie!
Comment: Great movie. Wonderful premise, exceptionally well-written. One of the smartest romantic comedies I've ever seen. This is one of those movies that makes you feel smart if you get it, in part because all of the characters are smart (all of them are named after engineers or mathematicians). It's a calm movie, but not slow - every minute is interesting. It has one of my favorite quotes of all time:
Dustin Hoffman: "Let's start at ridiculous and move backwards."
And the perfect cast is just top-notch. Emma Thompson and Queen Latifah play off each other brilliantly, as do Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal. And Dustin Hoffman, of course, is always a pleasure to watch.
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Summary: Such a sweet, intelligent film.
Comment: Will Farrell (Harold Crick) shines, as the terribly OCD IRS agent, in this thoughtful film about grabbing life by the horns, verses succumbing to remaining an invisible spectator, one destined to---count tiles, steps, how many ounces are left in the soap dispensers, the strokes of the toothbrush, etc. The rigidity of this man's life and daily routines command empathy.
Suddenly, Harold begins to hear voices. Some feel it is a schizophrenic break, but he feels it is something more...something deeper, regarding his very destiny. Could he be living the life of a fantasy character of someone else? A full life he's never ever been able to create himself? He's terribly agitated by the voices, but more so, when he hears that he is about to be terminated. It is in this revelation, that he finally learns to become a man, face his fears, and remove the boundaries that have always surrounded him. In doing so, Maggie Gyllenhal's rebellious, tax evading character, with a fair share of tattoos, enters the picture. The unlikely relationship that evolves between them is, simply adorable. He is left to wonder, though, whether their relationship will play out as 'a comedy,' or 'a tragedy,' as someone else is writing his script, which is accelerating beyond his control.
You become a serious fan of Harold Crick and the developing relationship with the tattooed baker; this lonely guy who has never even had a homemade cookie. But, destiny plays a large part of this film. Will he be saved by the author, or become the unlikely, martyred hero? You'll have a very enjoyable time finding out. By the end of the film, you are so drawn in, you are willing to accept Harold's fate---wherever it may take him. The good, or the bad of it, this is the first taste of real life Harold Crick has ever experienced.
Emma Thompson's character, as the author with writer's block, is brilliant. She appears on the verge of madness, herself, as she plots and schemes different ways to off her chief protagonist, Harold.
This is simply a lovely film, one that we talked about at dinner the next evening, because it left a significant imprint. Do give it some time. In the beginning, it seems rather silly, but it is like a fine wine...let it breath a little, to come to life.
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Summary: An Interesting Look Into The Art Of Living
Comment: With the focus firmly on character development, director Marc Forster pushes actor Will Ferrell to a solid performance that is clearly outside his comfort zone of slapstick comedy.
As IRS auditor Harold Crick, Ferrell is caught in a web of living a life that is being written by author Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) that will end in Crick's death. Literature professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) helps Crick put the jigsaw pieces together on why he is hearing in his mind a "narration" of his life as it happens.
A morality play on life, art and romance, it is an interesting look into living each day to its fullest and ultimately striving to do the right thing in every situation, even if some would believe it is just life imitating art.
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Summary: Fantastic
Comment: I was pleasantly surspised by this movie! Will Ferell did a wonderful job. He was shickingly serious but still commical. I had heard about this movie from varous people and my friend happened to have it and I watched and now I'm in love with this movie. Maggie Gyllenhal does a great job in this as well. Great movie!
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