Stranger Than Fiction

Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) lives in a world were everything
he does is narrated for him.This would
seem rather odd to any normal human being, but Harold is not necessarily
normal.He is rather a bit on the dull
side.Harold is an IRS Auditor that is a
math genius and not very socially inclined.
One day while brushing his teeth he begins to hear this voice talking
about how he is brushing his teeth.It
is no ordinary voice, but rather one that sounds like an author writing a
book.Details are given including how
many times he brushes, in what directions, and what he thinks about while
brushing his teeth.This begins to freak
out Harold and he begins a search to find answers.

He visits English Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman)
at the recommendation of his doctor.
Once they meet they try and find out what type of novel or story that
Harold is a part of.By eliminating
possibilities they come up with the idea that Harold is either in a tragedy or
comedy.Harold begins to go about his
life and try and figure out which one is more prevalent.He goes to a bakery where he is performing an
audit on the owner Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who did not pay her taxes
because she felt like rebelling against the government.Harold begins to fall for her and takes notes
based on the ideas of tragedy or comedy.
One minute he thinks he is in a comedy, but quickly comes to realize
that he is part of a tragedy.With this
realization, he returns to the professor and they begin their search for the
author.

He discovers that the author is Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson)
who always kills the main characters in his book.Harold meets with her and tries to convince
her to change his fate.I will not ruin
the rest of the story for you.

This movie is a breath of fresh air for movies this
year.Will Ferrell brings a much more
dramatic character to life.It is very
weird seeing him play a dramatic roll, but he is very impressive.He plays it straight, but things that happen
around him will make the audience laugh.
I personally feel like this is the best roll that Will Ferrell has every
played.Also, the interweaving of the
two stories and how they eventually collide together is a very original idea.

This movie is definitely worth the time and will easily keep
you entertained.