Middle-aged man yells at cloud.

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2020)

Funnily enough, 'Stranger Than Fiction (2006)' is, well, strange. I mean, it's an amalgam of so many genres and ideas that it's difficult to ultimately describe. It moves from being a fantasy-based, quirky comedy to a more straightforward romantic comedy and then decides to bring the fantasy elements back (in a much more oblique way) to craft a schmaltzy ending chock full of anti-routine, generically 'life is good' messaging. Seriously, there's a good chunk where the most major hook of the movie just sort of disappears. Even when it returns, it's never really explained or fully explored. There are also some tonal inconsistencies and moments which are played so seriously they actually come full circle and are funny. It's a weird mix, for sure. Thankfully, the majority of the piece is pact and enjoyable, with good, likeable performances and a chuckle-worthy script. It's far more unique than this sort of stuff usually is, too. It's pretty consistently entertaining, even if it doesn't always feel entirely cohesive. 7/10