My new favorite movie

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2007)

This is absolutely the type of movie that I usually ignore. A friend saw the movie and recommended it, so i went to see if because i had an afternoon free and could not think anything better to do. And....
How did this movie not get any Oscar nods? The performances of Ferrell, Gyllenhaal, and Thompson were perfect, the story was poignant and touching, it was cleverly directed and it is a joy to watch even after the first viewing.
Ferrell showed he has breadth as an actor, Emma Thompsons frenetic performance was fantastic, and i think i might be love with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
It is at least as good as the winner (The Departed--which i enjoyed but did not think it was Best Picture material) and better than a couple of the other nominees in 2006 (Babel was half a movie at best and The Queen was not much of a movie outside of Helen Mirren's excellent performance). The nominating committee really dropped the ball on this one.