More than I expected

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2007)

From the trailer I expected another Will Ferrell slapstick comedy, which would have been fine, but this movie was far better than that. It's the first time I've seen Ferrell stretch as an actor, and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm someone that often wonders about the importance of being in the right place at the right time, so the theme of this film was interesting to me. The only thing I found disturbing, and believe me, this is just me being me, but there were numerous shots of Harold brushing his teeth. I absolutely cannot watch someone else brush their teeth, so I was pretty grossed out by that. By about the third time of seeing toothpaste foaming from Harold's mouth I was certain that Kay was somewhere writing, "Sitting in the theater, Sherry was ready to vomit into her empty popcorn bucket as yet one more tooth-brushing scene appeared on the screen."