death and taxes...

Rating: 8/10 (4 February 2007)

Being a huge Emma Thompson fan, I decided I had to see this one. I wasn't disappointed. Will Ferrell does very well in a part that's more serious than the roles he usually tackles, and Maggie Gyllenhall and Dustin Hoffman clearly enjoy their roles.
A movie that reflects on all sorts of issues--isn't real life almost always stranger than fiction? Why is it that we expect a story to be a comedy or a tragedy? And why is it that people seem to think they can get out of dying someday, whenever or however it happens. Overall, this is an interesting interpretation of the Benjamin Franklin quote that death and taxes are the only things that are certain in life.
For those who like movies that are funny and intelligent.