Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick is IRS auditor who has a problem: he’s hearing a voice. Not just any voice, but a female voice which has a way of narrating his every movement. The voice is annoying and interferes with his life, but when the voice begins to predict his imminent death, Harold starts getting very worried…
Recently I saw the movie Stranger Than Fiction in the theatre. (It was released on DVD in the States on February 27th, I know, but remember I’m not in the States.) I absolutely loved it.
With a cast including Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, and Queen Latifah, I was pleasantly surprised from the get go. In the beginning you wonder what could possibly be in a movie about an IRS auditor with OCD tendencies, but soon you are introduced to Kay Eiffel (played by Emma Thompson), a famous novelist who is struggling to write her first novel in ten years. A novelist who is known for killing her main characters.
This movie will be entertaining for any writer and a special treat for any writer like me, who is known for killing off characters.
For a light-hearted film with an ending you’re never quite sure about until it actually happens, I highly recommend this film.
PS. Pay attention to the author in the film - she is me in about twenty-five years. Ha!
stranger than fiction, will ferrell, dustin hoffman, queen latifah, emma thompson, writers, creative writing
March 19th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
quote=PS. Pay attention to the author in the film - she is me in about twenty-five years. Ha!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! *runs away*
March 19th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
You poor darling.
March 19th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
yep, I saw this movie about a week ago. I think I’d lose my mind if my characters showed up at my door. *hides under bed*
March 20th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Yeah, I might, too. Then again, there are a few I’d love to meet.