It's not bland.... but it's nothing too special.

Rating: 6/10 (10 November 2006)

I am probably one of the few that I've seen that has generally not thought this movie was as great as a lot of people have said. Then again, I completely got it and I knew it wasn't going to be funny. Maybe it was because I was expecting a "Punch-drunk love" or "Eternal Sunshine" or maybe even a "Being John Malkovich" But it didn't come off as those either.
After seeing the trailer I obviously saw what the story was about and everything but I exited the movie with nothing more than the A-B-C's that I had already picked up in the trailer. This could be a spoiler, but there really is no much more of a twist or story than what the trailer shows you. You know, I went in to "Punch-Drunk Love" and came out with a D-E-F too. With Stranger.... I really felt like nothing new and original had been popped out. And instead I felt like the trailer basically ended up being a 2 minute synopsis of the entire movie's plot save a few minutes here and there. Literally I left the movie with a "Is that all?" Sort of feel.
Will Ferrel and the rest of the cast play their roles perfectly but I had a lot of trouble connecting with any of them. I didn't connect with Ferell and that's what really disappointed me. I didn't feel like I really even cared what happened to him at the end.
I wouldn't consider this a comedy... or romance or even a tragedy. This was simply a story. Nothing big or fancy but nothing unique either. Just another movie in all respects. I'm rather disappointed.