Movie Review: Stranger Than Fiction

Summary: An IRS guy who is obsessed with numbers starts to hear a voice in his head. The problem is that the voice is narrating his actions and causing turmoil in his “perfect” life.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10

Review: I was expecting just another chick flick movie. I thought this was a movie about Will Ferrell playing an idiot but falling in love in a very romantic way. I’m not sure where I got that idea, because it was nothing like that. This was actually a very good, quirky movie. The main character, Harold Crick, is an IRS agent who lives his life through numbers. Numbers involve everything he does, from counting his steps, to timing the bus, to calculating probabilities in everyday life. To go along with this, the movie had a very cool computer interface that floated around the whole movie. It help the audience to see the world as Harold Crick sees the world. He also reminded me of me. A bit too much. Maybe that’s why I liked it so much. Once Harold Crick starts hearing the voice, it starts to make him question his choices in everything he does. I won’t give too much away, but the rest of the movie is about Harold Crick figuring out the voice and what he’s going to do about it. The movie is pretty good and Will Ferrell does a decent job acting in this straight role.