Friday, November 10, 2006
Stranger than Fiction
A “by-the-numbers” IRS agent begins to hear the narrative of his life as it happens before him. He becomes more and more concerned when the voice begins to plot his death. Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal all give wonderful performances. Like the movie’s main character, Alien couldn’t figure out if the story was supposed to be a comedy, drama, or tragedy. The film is kind of interesting and boring at the same time. Alien suspects critics will rave about this one like “Lost in Translation” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, but Alien just doesn’t get this one either. Is there an inside joke here where the main characters have these names: Crick, Eiffel, Pascal, Escher, Cayley, Hilbert, Mercator, and Mittag-Leffler? It was amusing, but too esoteric for Alien.
Alien gives it 2 “death and taxes” stars out of 4.
A “by-the-numbers” IRS agent begins to hear the narrative of his life as it happens before him. He becomes more and more concerned when the voice begins to plot his death. Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal all give wonderful performances. Like the movie’s main character, Alien couldn’t figure out if the story was supposed to be a comedy, drama, or tragedy. The film is kind of interesting and boring at the same time. Alien suspects critics will rave about this one like “Lost in Translation” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, but Alien just doesn’t get this one either. Is there an inside joke here where the main characters have these names: Crick, Eiffel, Pascal, Escher, Cayley, Hilbert, Mercator, and Mittag-Leffler? It was amusing, but too esoteric for Alien.
Alien gives it 2 “death and taxes” stars out of 4.
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