A Very Clever Romantic Comedy/Tragedy

Rating: 9/10 (24 November 2006)

I'm going to avoid spoilers as much as possible in my review because the magic of watching Stranger Than Fiction is the mystery surrounding the character Harold Crick. If you would like a story with some very original comedic elements that don't aim to be disgusting, this may be what you're looking for. This film was truly unoffensive which is quite refreshing, and managed to be interesting and a lot of fun to watch too.
Be sure to see this film from the beginning. There are some exceptionally clever things that happen that help with the character development.
Stranger Than Fiction has a fantasy element combined with a romantic dramedy element. Somehow the film manages not to fall into being a sentimental sappy mess either. I would place it between The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind. It's not quite as fantasy-like as the Truman show and it's not quite the tragic romance of Eternal Sunshine. I didn't get the feeling that it was trying to give an earth-shattering message about life, but it also wasn't light-hearted fluff either. It was a very balanced film with good acting, a great plot and a lot of laughs. It was a very solid movie.
I saw the film with my family and my boyfriend and we all left the theater in a good mood which to me, says a lot about a film. It was a very satisfying experience.