The metaphor for the definition of destiny?

Rating: Null/10 (24 February 2007)

Will Ferrell's career took a turn for the better with this engaging little fantasy film about a very ordinary man with an exact daily regiment who suddenly hears a voice describing his every action as if were being documented by someone. He finds out that his life is the work of a writer (Emma Thompson) and that his final destiny lies within the conclusion of her book until he can figure out a way to stop it. With a superb supporting cast that includes Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Queen Latifah, 'Stranger than Fiction' is part fantasy, part love story, part detective story and an absorbing metaphor that keeps the debate alive about whether or not people are actually in control of their own lives or whether they are victims of destiny.