Stranger than Fiction Will Farrell does a spectacular job as comic/tragic IRS agent Harold Crick who is the protagonist in Karen Eiffel's (Emma Thompson) new novel. Harold hears the voice of Eiffel's narrator chronicle the mundane details of his non-descript life until the day Eiffel announces his untimely death. Lucky for Harold, Eiffel is experiencing writer's block and with the help of publishing assistant, Penny (Queen Latifah). Once he has deduced that he is not schizophrenic Harold seeks the advice of literature professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) who guides him through the conventions of comedy and tragedy thereby igniting Harold's passion for his tax-evading client baker Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Swiss director Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) and Dustin Hoffman (he shook my hand and complimented me on my hair) are as adorable as their movie. *****
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