Stranger Than Fiction March 18, 2007
Yesterday was really a movie day. Tim and I did the end up getting the flu bug Friday and spent yesterday recuperating. Tim seems to have bounced back more quickly. I spent most of the day on the futon and slept there last night because Sara Ellen fell asleep while we watched the movie and I didn’t feel like moving either of us. This morning, my back is stiff and my stomach still a little uneasy.
It’s funny how times flies when your watching movies and not going anywhere, we started “Stranger Than Fiction” at 9:30 after Emily and I watched “You’ve Got Mail”. I’d heard a weak review of it from a Baltimore radio station interviewing Maggie Gyllenhal because some filming was local. After the interview the dj’s made fun of her response to their questions and expressed their disappointment in her performance and the movie itself. However, Tim wanted to watch it and I’ve been curious.
Harold Crick (Will Ferrell), an IRS auditor, starts hearing a narration of his life by a woman’s voice. The narration follows his actions but begins to influence him. The voice is of an author (Emma Thompson) who has no idea her main character is real. Her main purpose, find the best way to kill Harold Crick! He gets wind of her plot and takes steps to avoid is imminent death.
I am not always a fan of Will Ferrell’s comedy. I do love “Elf” and I find this character equally endearing. The story is touching, funny, surprising, and curious. It features Maggie Gyllenhal as a baker/auditee, Queen Latifah as an author’s assistant, and Dustin Hoffman as a literature professor.