Brilliance on many levels

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2008)

You might want to see this movie because of the story, it unique development. You might want to see it because the story inside the story has a wonderful message: "This is my life - Absolutely. So make it the one you always wanted."
I personally love this movie for the reason that every actor gave his very best. Emma Thomson is eloquent as a author should be, while as a narrator she paraphrases every meaning in every carefully chosen word ... it's wonderful. At the same time is Dustin Hoffman as Literature professor eloquent, yet more theoretical and therefor harder towards the real world. While WIll Ferrell gave up is typical funny act and dived into the gray world of his IRS agent.
You should definitively not watch this film because you expect an Will Ferrell movie.
So finally I think the reason why this movie got 7.9 Stars "only" is that there is simple too much in it. You are not sure what to enjoy and watch when you watch it the first time. So instead of watching it like a normal movie I watched this one multiple times enjoying it's too perfect being.