Product Description: An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to effect his entire life from his work to his love-interest to his death.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 043396154070 Manufacturer No: 15407
Amazon.com: Much was written about Will Ferrell's first "dramatic role" as Harold Crick, an IRS auditor who begins hearing a voice narrating his life. But Stranger Than Fiction is hardly a drama. However, what Ferrell does--like Jim Carrey before him in The Truman Show--is handle a toned-down character with genuineness and affection: you believe he is this guy. Crick leads a lonely life filled with numbers and routines. While at first he considers the voice a nuisance, Crick decides more action is needed when it speaks of "his demise." Enter Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), who takes on the absurd notion with revelry, trying to find out what kind of book Crick's life is leading. It turns out that the voice Crick is hearing belongs to Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a very real--and troubled--author who is writing a book in which Crick is a fictional character. As usual with these things, the stuffed shirt learns to live a better life--Crick even falls for one of his audits, a brash baker named Ana (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Marc Foster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) has the right tone for the film, using great urban scenes (the unnamed city is Chicago) with interesting visualizations of Crick's world of numbers. He also directs Ferrell, Hoffman, and Gyllenhaal to their most charming performances (plus Linda Hunt and Tom Hulce pop up in two funny scenes). Ferrell succeeds in being a romantic lead you can root for; a scene where he eats Ana's freshly baked cookies is totally delightful without a hint of sarcasm. Screenwriter Zach Helm has two personal traits with his story: like Crick he followed his heart (he stopped rewriting scripts and only worked on his own) and like Eiffel, the final results are not a masterpiece, but good, and entertaining enough. Britt Daniel of the band Spoon worked on the dynamite soundtrack.--Doug Thomas
Extras from Stranger Than Fiction
"Counting Brush Strokes," A featurette on the filming of Stranger Than Fictionhigh bandwidth
Tax Man!:
A clip from the film high bandwidth
Queen Latifah on working with Emma Thompson high bandwidth
Enjoyable comedy with original twist Will Ferrell stars in this oddball comedy of an IRS tax agent who starts hearing his life narrated, with impending doom.
This kind of reminded me of "The Truman Show", as Will Ferrell's character, alarmed at the prospect of imminent death, starts taking more risks and stops living the boring life he was used to. However, I didn't think Will Ferrell was really in his element on this one. Does anyone really see Will Ferrell as an IRS tax agent?
The film has its moments, and overall, I thought it was good, but there are a lot of better books, movies, etc. out there to see.
Love it This movie is stranger than fiction! Give reality a break and visit your imagination for this delightfully mellow uplifting movie. Will F. is convincing and charming. Love it.
Not my type but very smart film! Well, I read the script and watched the film as well. The movie delivers the script very precisly. Will did his job very well, even better than the script itself. Let's say the smartest three film I saw in 21th centuty are 1. Stranger than fiction 2. Eternal sunshine 3. Mamma Mia.
And I want to put this movie at the top of the list.
i think it's because she could feel the wind on her face. it might be a little abstract for some, but there's a great message behind this film so you should def. give it a shot.
Quirky and Touching Will Ferrell shines in this quirky and touching movie about a man who hears the voice of a writer who is narrating the story of his life. Ferrell stars as a numbers obsessed IRS employee whose life revolves around a strict schedule that includes waking up at the same time each day, brushing his teeth a set number of times, knowing the number of steps he takes to and from his house, etc. Things suddenly change for him after he starts hearing a voice that narrates his life. What ensues is the slow transformation of a person who had no life to one who starts to live it to the fullest. What makes the movie shine is the interplay between fiction and real life and watching the way Emma Thompson, who plays the hermit-like writer who kills off all of her characters, struggle with what to do with this novel is quite moving. All of the actors do a remarkable job at bringing this fresh script to life and I will be sure to watch this many times in the future.
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