Review of Stranger Than Fiction (2006) by Drlowdon — 27 Dec 2019
Writer Karen Eiffel is suffering from writers block and starting to think she will never finish her latest novel. She only has to find a way to kill her main character, Harold Crick, but is unaware that Crick is actually real and that his life has started to be narrated by the author. Suddenly realising he is about to die Crick goes in search of the author in hope of changing her mind about killing him off.
Will Ferrell gives a subdued but humorous performance in the lead role; his reaction to hearing the narration for the first time is priceless. The movie itself is both heart-warming and intelligent as we see Crick going about his life in awkward fashion and the scenes with potential love interest Ana are a joy to watch.
The way in which the films finale mirrors the final chapters of Eiffel's novel is also cleverly done making Stranger Than Fiction a joy to watch from start to finish.
This review of Stranger Than Fiction (2006) was written by Drlowdon on 27 December 2019.
Stranger Than Fiction has generally received very positive reviews.
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