Refreshingly different

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2007)

Harold Crick was living a clockwork life without meaning. Not that he was searching for any. And then.... one day, everything changed.
With a plot like that how can you not love this movie? With an out-of-the-world plot, amazing execution and a brilliant background score, this movie really blew my mind.
The way things start changing, you think there is something really weird going on. You have an author, who is suffering from a serious bout of writer's block. She's looking for a way to end her book. And then you have Harold Crick. Who is not really able to understand what is happening to his life. Slowly, everything turns topsy-turvy. He is beginning to think he's going mad.
The reason I loved this movie was the way it was shot. You are not able to understand why is the plot movie the way it is. You being to sympathise with the central character. The unexpected ending was perfect (or not, you'll understand after you watch the movie).
Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson have given fantastic performances. Although the story is centred on Harold, each of the other characters are important in some way or the other.