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Stranger Than Fiction [Blu-ray]

Director: Marc Forster
Actors: Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD

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Sales Rank: 32277

Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.4

MPN: 043396184770
UPC: 043396184770
EAN: 0043396184770
ASIN: B000M4RGA6

Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: February 27, 2007
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Product Description
AN IRS AUDITOR SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF THE SUBJECT OF NARRATION ONLY HE CAN HEAR: NARRATION THAT BEGINS TO AFFECT HIS ENTIRE LIFE, FROM HIS WORK, TO HIS LOVE-INTEREST, TO HIS DEATH.

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Much was written about Will Ferrell's first "dramatic role" as Harold Crick, an IRS auditor who begins hearing a voice narrating his life. But Stranger Than Fiction is hardly a drama. However, what Ferrell does--like Jim Carrey before him in The Truman Show--is handle a toned-down character with genuineness and affection: you believe he is this guy. Crick leads a lonely life filled with numbers and routines. While at first he considers the voice a nuisance, Crick decides more action is needed when it speaks of "his demise." Enter Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), who takes on the absurd notion with revelry, trying to find out what kind of book Crick's life is leading. It turns out that the voice Crick is hearing belongs to Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a very real--and troubled--author who is writing a book in which Crick is a fictional character. As usual with these things, the stuffed shirt learns to live a better life--Crick even falls for one of his audits, a brash baker named Ana (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Marc Foster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) has the right tone for the film, using great urban scenes (the unnamed city is Chicago) with interesting visualizations of Crick's world of numbers. He also directs Ferrell, Hoffman, and Gyllenhaal to their most charming performances (plus Linda Hunt and Tom Hulce pop up in two funny scenes). Ferrell succeeds in being a romantic lead you can root for; a scene where he eats Ana's freshly baked cookies is totally delightful without a hint of sarcasm. Screenwriter Zach Helm has two personal traits with his story: like Crick he followed his heart (he stopped rewriting scripts and only worked on his own) and like Eiffel, the final results are not a masterpiece, but good, and entertaining enough. Britt Daniel of the band Spoon worked on the dynamite soundtrack.--Doug Thomas

Extras from Stranger Than Fiction

"Counting Brush Strokes," A featurette

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A clip from the film

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Queen Latifah on working with Emma Thompson
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Customer Reviews:

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Finally--an original movie idea August 30, 2010
King Fan (Minneapolis, MN United States)
This movie is not only funny, but it is refreshing. Someone actually had an orignal movie idea--not a remake. Very sweet and funny.

5 out of 5 stars

An Author's Delight August 23, 2010
Rudi London (Nashville, TN USA)
If you are a true Author of Fiction, you MUST see this movie :)

Don't be surprised if you recognize two very familiar characters - from recent Sonic commercials - playing IRS agents in this movie....

And how it ends...? Well, we haven't even touched on that yet...

5 out of 5 stars

Smart Humor July 27, 2010
One Critical Cat
"Stranger than Fiction" is a funny film following a boring and regimented man who works for the IRS. As he performs his daily menial tasks he begins hearing narration of his own life. The film progresses as he attempts to determine who is doing the narration and begins to examine his own life at the same time. Working as an IRS auditor has few perks and some funny scenes ensue as he attempts to perform a job that he begins to realize has very little appeal to him.

Will Ferrell's interactions with his fellow castmates is right on and all of the performances are believable and revealing. It's amazing to see the correlation between film and writing and the depth of study into literature and writers is excellent. This film shows an appealing humanity and smart humor that everyone will enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Movie July 3, 2010
Gary Varnell
This is one of my favourite movies of all time.
The story is amazing and the acting is excellent.

3 out of 5 stars

Voices from an English broad June 3, 2010
The Evaluator (Gainesville, FL)
One of Will Ferrell's better efforts. But then again...it IS Will Ferrell.
Notice the male shower scene. It seems that Will Ferrell MUST have some homo-oriented
scene in every one of his movies. Apparently, the guy is as queer as a three dollar bill.

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