Wonderful and fascinating.

Rating: 8/10 (20 June 2007)

I enjoyed this movie to no end. When I first saw the trailer, I thought it would be an OK movie, so I didn't see it. When it came out on DVD, I bought it on a whim and I am very grateful to that whim.
This movie is very inventive on it's take on really living life. When I watched it, it made me appreciate the quirkiness of my own life. It makes you think about how mundane an existence can be and that you shouldn't start to live life after you find out you're going to die. It's deep, but whimsical. It has humor and disguised serious undertones.
I have to say, Will Ferrel surprised me. Most of the time he's playing a mindless character that will do anything for humor and he can be very funny, but other times he can just be crude. This was a wonderful departure for him. I was impressed and look forward to other movies from him.
The performances were stellar, especially from Will Ferrel, Emma Thompson, and Dustin Hoffman. It's a wonderful movies that makes you laugh and think.