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A fun, whimsical tale about an office drone trying to save his life from his narrator, Stranger Than Fiction features a subdued performances from Will Ferrell that contributes mightily to its quirky, mind-bending affect.
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The actors and the filmmakers all take a more restrained approach than you might expect, keeping the humor gentle, and the jokes mostly as literary as the premise. October 18, 2008 | Full Review…
The actors and the filmmakers all take a more restrained approach than you might expect, keeping the humor gentle, and the jokes mostly as literary as the premise.
Bob Mondello
An uncommonly plastic bit of Hallmark sentiment-mongering, with exactly the kind of New Age psychobabble ending youâ(TM)d expect. February 3, 2007 | Rating: 1/6 | Full Review…
An uncommonly plastic bit of Hallmark sentiment-mongering, with exactly the kind of New Age psychobabble ending youâ(TM)d expect.
Joshua Rothkopf
Ferrell rules in this film. I take back my words of prejudice. This is the smartest film in town. January 26, 2007 | Full Review…
Ferrell rules in this film. I take back my words of prejudice. This is the smartest film in town.
Paul Byrnes
Screenwriter Zach Helm's comedy has some quirky points, but it's very sugary and sentimental, and feeble compared to the work of those who have done the same sort of thing better: Woody Allen or Charlie Kaufman. December 30, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Screenwriter Zach Helm's comedy has some quirky points, but it's very sugary and sentimental, and feeble compared to the work of those who have done the same sort of thing better: Woody Allen or Charlie Kaufman.
Peter Bradshaw
Instead of finishing with a bang it peters out, but this existential yarn is still fresh and funny enough to justify taking two hours out of your life. November 30, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Instead of finishing with a bang it peters out, but this existential yarn is still fresh and funny enough to justify taking two hours out of your life.
Stella Papamichael
A film well worth seeing and savoring. November 15, 2006
A film well worth seeing and savoring.
Andrew Sarris
Helm's strong script is aided by superb direction from Marc Forster and a top-notch cast. November 20, 2019 | Full Review…
Helm's strong script is aided by superb direction from Marc Forster and a top-notch cast.
Micheal Compton
The manic spirit of Preston Sturges has a hold of this voyage of self-discovery that's packed with laughs and brilliant performances. Thompson in particular hasn't been this inspired for a long time. November 3, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The manic spirit of Preston Sturges has a hold of this voyage of self-discovery that's packed with laughs and brilliant performances. Thompson in particular hasn't been this inspired for a long time.
Kaleem Aftab
There just isn't enough wit or style or verve to pull it off. It takes a great premise and then not only fails to run with it, but also fails to go absolutely anywhere with it at all. August 22, 2018 | Full Review…
There just isn't enough wit or style or verve to pull it off. It takes a great premise and then not only fails to run with it, but also fails to go absolutely anywhere with it at all.
Deborah Ross
Intriguing possibilities, except Helm and Forster aren't quite Kaufman and Jonze. Once their parallel narratives converge, those hoping for a mind-bending meta-pile-up may feel the movie lacks the courage of its fatalistic fiction. November 16, 2012 | Rating: 3/5
Intriguing possibilities, except Helm and Forster aren't quite Kaufman and Jonze. Once their parallel narratives converge, those hoping for a mind-bending meta-pile-up may feel the movie lacks the courage of its fatalistic fiction.
Luke Goodsell
"It's not the best piece of English literature of the last ten years," Dustin Hoffman says of Emma Thompson's newest novel, "but it's not bad." That just about sums up Stranger Than Fiction, too. March 30, 2011 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
"It's not the best piece of English literature of the last ten years," Dustin Hoffman says of Emma Thompson's newest novel, "but it's not bad." That just about sums up Stranger Than Fiction, too.
Joshua Starnes
Touching dramedy is heavy; won't interest most kids. January 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Touching dramedy is heavy; won't interest most kids.
Jane Boursaw
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