An average man (Ferrell) realizes that his life is being narrated by a British writer (Thompson)

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2007)

I think it would be a lot harder to count out the things that I didn't like in this movie. It would probably be around...zero! I loved literally everything about this movie. Some things were a little awry, like the little boy and the older woman, who are always parts of Thompson's death scenes, but they all connect at the end. Ferrell gave a terrific performance and did something that (at least to me) was the most suttle performance of his to date. Maggie Gyllenhal did excellent as a rebellious young woman who owns a bakery and refuses to pay taxes on a count of she doesn't want the money to go to funding for wars. At first it seems to me that she is a hippie, and that's kind of what she is, but she if great and she gets great marks in my book. Thompson was also fabulous again and she gave an inspired role as a writer. Dustin Hoffman did great, but the life-guard scene with the naked men in the shower was a little pointless. BUT- I didn't think that it was a mark down for the overall rating of the movie. Queen Latifah did great with what little part she was given. I didn't enjoy how (once again) this movie made Thompson (who was the real main actress) take a back seat to Gyllenhal and Latifah (who were the supporting actresses). The movie had a suttle funniness which was very enjoyable, not to mention a thrilling end that made you even hold your breath. You'd hang on your seat, and sit back to laugh. It was a great movie, and I recommend it to all who like a good laugh.