This one is different.

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2007)

Will Ferrell moves away from his usual comedy movie choices with Stranger Than Fiction.
While still very amusing in places, the real catch for this movie is its original storyline and touching character development.
Main character Harrold Crick (Ferrell) is for years a boring, friendless, lifeless, tax agent with an extreme compulsion to count things.
Harrold gets up at the exact same time everyday and brushes his teeth the exact same way with the exact amount of up and down and left to right brushes as everyday.
However, one morning Harrold begins to brush his teeth and is interrupted by a voice that begins to narrate his everyday life.
The plot thickens further when the narrator announces abruptly that Harrold Crick would ultimately die, leading Harrold on a race against time to stop his impending death.
A very enjoyable movie with great casting choices.