Farrell steps out of realm beautifully!

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2006)

It's NOT a Will Farrell movie, people! Yes he stars in it. Yes he does make a couple of "Farrelesk" jokes. But this film is NOT an "Anchorman" or "Talladega Nights" by any stretch. Funny-man Farrell actually cries in this film - and makes you want to cry right along with him! He's following in the footsteps of comedy-legends Jim Carrey, Bill Murray, and Robin Williams just fine with his dramatic turn in this film. Farrell proves that he can carry the leading-man load without his fellow "Frat Pack" mates (Stiller, the Wilson brothers, Vaughn, and Carrell) to back him up. As a matter of fact, NONE of them make cameos in this movie! But aside from Will's admirable performance, the story is something anyone who has ever dipped into the art of story-telling can relate to. Just how do you kill Harold Krick? How do you make the ending something no one suspects? How do you keep a reader guessing until the very end?