Little did he know…
by Jacob on Dec.04, 2006, under Reviews
Stranger than Fiction was a funny, original, and somewhat intelligent film that was mostly refreshing in these days where it seems just about every new film is the same old same old. The movie stars Will Ferrell as the IRS auditing main character, Maggie Gyllenhaal as the cookie baking Ana Pascal, Dustin Hoffman as an English professor, and Emma Thompson as the narrator. The premise of the movie is that that a novel writer is unknowingly narrating Harold Crick’s life, from work, to love, and even to death.
The movie is one of the most intelligent films I’ve seen, with many subtleties to be picked up on by intellectuals and smart people. If you want to see a movie with stupid humor, go see Borat or something, but if you enjoy finding humor in hidden subplots, then you might enjoy this movie.
This film is for the nerdy: math nerds, environmental nerds, space nerds, and literary nerds can all connect with some of the character traits presented. This provides for a lot of the humor as you can laugh at just how nerdy we all are as presented by the characters.
This movie, while rated PG-13, is not as uncomfortable as walking across a liberal college campus. It makes a great date movie, especially if you are going out with a that girl or guy from your English class who knows how to laugh.
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