Splendidly Stranger Than Anything Hollywood Has Ever Offered!

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2020)

Listen, I gave this 10/10 just for the title - Stranger Than Fiction - the meaning behind the name will reveal itself to be so massively clever at the end of the movie.
Title love apart, it's cast & the script - oh dear god, thank you, for giving us this heady mix. Let's start with the cast. Will effing Ferrel - if you didnt know this already, he. is. one. of. the. most. underrated actors, which I realised only after watching this. He could've been just as suave as Brad Pitt in Ocean's 12 & you'll agree! Part of the reason this movie is such a big deal is his acting. He leads the movie superbly, period.
And then we have our Dame Emma Thompson, as if that's not enough, enter Dustin Hoffman & Maggie Gyllenhall.
Don't want to give away even a gist of the plot, because it's such a bizarre thing, to have zero expectations for a movie & then it turns out to be an absolute charmer.
So, with my good judgement & knowing that this same director created another classic for ages - Finding Neverland, are enough pointers for you to watch the movie.