Tonight Kate and I went to see the new Will Ferrell movie "Stranger than Fiction". We are both huge Will Ferrell movies, but this wasn't typical Ferrell. The closest comparison I can come up with is Jim Carrey in "The Truman Show". It's a drama with funny moments, but it's not a comedy. The theatre was pretty full and there were hundreds of people laughing throughout the movie. The thing is, they weren't laughing at the funny parts. I will not say anything to ruin the movie for those who wish to see it, but a majority of the laughing occurred during the most dramatic moments. All I can say is that those people are still waiting for the punch line. The came to a Will Ferrell movie to laugh, so gosh darn it, they are going to laugh no matter what it takes. Even if it means missing the point of the movie.
It was a great movie. Kate and I discussed it and we would like to own it. Not because we laughed ourselves silly, but because we thought it was a well written movie with a good message. I recommend it, but please, don't go to in order to see a comedy.
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i saw the movie this weekend as well. I thought it was a good movie with a good message. And, it definitely had funny moments. But yes, mostly a drama. I think if anyone had seen an interview with Will or read a review about the movie before going to see the movie, they should have realized that it was a drama with comedic moments rather than a comedy with dramatic moments.
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