Ferrells best role in a while

Rating: 8/10 (8 April 2010)

Imagine your life being narrated to you. Your every thought and action narrated out to you and you have no idea who is telling this or how they even know. So what happens when the voice tells you that you are going to die and you have no idea how or when. Now what do you do?
Stranger Than Fiction keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat from beginning to end with simple twists and hilarious extras that make it a movie worth watching. Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) is just a normal man until this unfamiliar voice begins to narrate his every thought and move. What Harold doesn't know is that writer Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson) is trying to finish her new novel and Harold is the leading character. Harold goes nuts trying to figure out where this voice is coming from and why it is narrating his life. Along the way, he audits and falls in love with the baker, Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal), and meets Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) who tries to figure out what kind of story Harold is in.
The acting in this movie is one of a kind. The normally over the top Will Ferrell is perfect for this role. His crazy and spunky personality on the set proves a good fit for the character of Harold Crick. The gorgeous Emma Thompson portrays an amazing and crazy writer in the midst of a writers block and Maggie Gyllenhaal could not have been a better suit for the sarcastic and fun loving baker. The structure of the story is not something that you see every day in Hollywood and is very original and creative. Not often will you find a mans life being told by an unfamiliar voice of a writer trying to finish her story or an IRS worker falling in love with the girl he audits. This creative ideas give this movie an edge that many others never find.
Stranger Than Fiction receives a four out of five stars. It has the concepts of both a humor and love story mixed in with even a little tragedy. There is something in this movie for every member of the family to enjoy and I can guarantee that everyone will.