What does Zach Helm think?

Rating: 6/10 (19 November 2006)

Any insiders out there who know what Zach Helm thinks? Such a sharp idea. I sensed a lot more humor in the screenplay than showed up on screen.
Marc Forster went all Oscar-y here, hammy and serious when I bet the writer had far more intelligent ambitions. This screenplay badly needs its own Spike Jonze.
Will Farrell: whoopsie. A nice comedian but no real acting chops. Can we stipulate that only Bill Murray gets to be the one comedian who is considered a brilliant actor by keeping everything bottled up, revealing nothing?
Luckily there's Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dustin Hoffman. You can feel both tugging hard on the director, trying to bring things to life. They both have plenty scenes with Will Farrell. They darned near succeed.