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Cast

Will Ferrell
as Nick Porter

Rebecca Hall
as Samantha

Michael Peña
as Frank Garcia

Christopher Jordan Wallace
as Kenny Loftus

Glenn Howerton
as Gary

Stephen Root
as Elliot

Laura Dern
as Delilah

Rosalie Michaels
as Kitty

Argos Maccallum
as Shopper

Todd Bryant
as Driver (Repo Guy)

Steven Scally
as Fisherman

Jason Spisak
as Hipster

Tyler Johnstone
as Big Teenager

Andy McDermott
as Cop

Kyle Sharkey
as Lanky Teenager

Scott Takeda
as Bank Manager

Matthew Dearing
as Jacket Buyer

Leeann Dearing
as Girlfriend

Chris Cook
as Samantha's Husband

Lance Gray
as Blender Guy

Narinder Singh
as Liquor Store Clerk

Shannon Whirry

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• Oct 19, 2013

  Worth a watch, especially if Stranger Than Fiction is your type of Will Ferrell movie.
  Kevin " Super Reviewer
• Dec 06, 2012

  Anyone that's been reading my reviews for any length of time will be aware of my dislike for the humour of Will Ferrell. Don't get wrong, I've enjoyed some films of his: "Stranger Than Fiction" and "Elf" are a couple but for the most part his humour just doesn't work for me. Thankfully, this is Ferrell minus his funny bone and as he plays it straight, he delivers some impressive work. Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) is fired from his sales job for his reliance on alcohol. When he returns home, he finds that his wife has left him, locked him out of the house and left all his belongings on the front lawn. He refuses to accept this though and decides to camp out in his chair and drink beer for days on end. As this is not legal, his cop friend and AA sponsor (Michael Peña) suggests that he pretends to be having a yard sale to buy him some time. Not before long, Nick starts to makes friends with the neighbours who help him sell his stuff. The problem with this film isn't Ferrell as I'd expected it to be. The problem with this film is that the material doesn't stretch far enough. It's based on the short story "Why Don't You Dance?" by Raymond Carver who was responsible for the serious of vignettes that made up Robert Altman's magnificent film "Short Cuts". Where Altman got it right though, was in keeping all the segments little tales of their own and never fleshed them out too far. This had been a short story for a reason; there just isn't enough material to cover the ground of a 90 minute feature - and it's shows. Despite a series of very good moments and the struggle and believable, emotional downfall of the protagonist, it has a series of lulls which just felt like padding. As a result the dramatic weight is lessened and your concentration begins to waver. That being said, there is still plenty to admire here and that mainly comes in the form of Ferrell, who flexes his acting chops in a more serious role than audiences will be used to. I'm not normally a fan of his brand of comedy but as a dramatic actor he's actually quite good. Unfortunately, for him though, the whole film rests on his shoulders; most of the other characters are secondary with Laura Dern, particularly wasted, in a thankless bit-part. However, the theme of a downward spiralling individual forced to confront his past - and his addictive problems - is reflected well, in the coveting of material objects and their relevance to a person as a whole. More of a tragi-comedy with the emphasis on the former. It has serious moments of lethargy but worth watching for it's metaphoric approach to life and to see Ferrell command the screen with depth, in a rare dramatic role.
  Mark W Super Reviewer
• Aug 22, 2012

  Don't expect to laugh. Not your typical Will Ferrell movie. Worth a watch, but nothing too memorable going on here.
  Wu C Super Reviewer
• Jun 04, 2012

  a by-the-numbers "guy picks up the pieces of his broken life" dramedy. You've seen it before, and I think it starred Luke Wilson the last time. Nick wakes up drunk in his own lawn with sprinklers shooting him in the face. By the end he symbolically lets go of everything and starts anew, yawn. BUT, there is enough generic, heartwarming shenanigans going on to keep your butt in a seat. And seeing Will Ferrell play something approximating a "normal" human being is somewhat refreshing. Be sure to keep on the lookout for the "hollywood" garage sale scene in which actors try to generally approximate what it's like to the be a person shopping at a garage sale.
  Brett W Super Reviewer

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