Stranger than Fiction
Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.
Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) is an IRS Agent whose world is turned upside-down when he begins to hear his life being chronicled by a narrator only he can hear. The Narrator, Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a nearly forgotten author of tragic novels, is struggling to complete her latest and best book, unaware that her protagonist is alive and uncontrollably guided by her words.
Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears the Narrator say that events have been set in motion that will lead to his imminent death. Desperate to escape his fate, Harold seeks help from eccentric English professor Dr. Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) and finds unexpected comfort in a burgeoning romance with a defiant audit subject, Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhall). Unluckily for Harold, Kay's impatient publishers have unleashed a stern assistant named Penny Escher (Queen Latifah) to help the author finish her book and finish off Harold Crick.
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Little did he know - hometheater
I zipped this because the plot sounded interesting even though I am not a Will Ferrell fan. But I was pleasantly surprised at the superb job he did in a more serious dead pan role - well done. The cast including Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and others all work well together to make this movie worth zipping.A real hidden gem - beatlejuice95
I'm very hot and cold on Will Ferrell, sometimes I love him, and other times he seems very limited. This is likely his best movie, and one I give very high recommendations for.
I watch a lot of movies, and lately one of the biggest sins a movie can have is to be completely un-original. This movie does not suffer from this condition. The movie features excellent actors (Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson), but it's best feature has to be it's plot. Will Ferrell plays a man (Crick) who is the main character in another characters book. We see the writer's struggle with the character and the book, all the while we see Crick become aware of his identity, and impending doom as he starts to hear the narration of the book in his daily life.
I can pretty much guarantee you won't see this movie and feel this movie is just like ...., it is a very original dramedy, that is just the right amounts of comedy, romance and drama to be a near perfect film.Very enjoyable - Vriesea
A step of the block buster beaten track, this movie is universally pleasing. Will Ferrell as Harold Crick (surprisingly) strikes the right tone as the outcast you want to survive. The plot is interesting, the humour is edgy without being too dark, and the tone is artsy without feeling pretentious.
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Little did he know - hometheater
I zipped this because the plot sounded interesting even though I am not a Will Ferrell fan. But I was pleasantly surprised at the superb job he did in a more serious dead pan role - well done. The cast including Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and others all ...A real hidden gem - beatlejuice95
I'm very hot and cold on Will Ferrell, sometimes I love him, and other times he seems very limited. This is likely his best movie, and one I give very high recommendations for.
I watch a lot of movies, and lately one of the biggest sins a movie can ...Very enjoyable - Vriesea
A step of the block buster beaten track, this movie is universally pleasing. Will Ferrell as Harold Crick (surprisingly) strikes the right tone as the outcast you want to survive. The plot is interesting, the humour is edgy without being too dark, and the ...