Harold Crick lives a life of solitude. Kay Eiffel can't seem to find a way to finish her latest book. Though Harold and Kay have never actually met, their fates are about to become intertwined in a most unusual manner. With her publishers growing increasingly impatient with her apparent inability to put the finishing touches on her latest novel, Kay is assigned a new assistant whose task it is to help provide the creative push needed to get her book finished and into the hands of her many eager fans. The subject of Kay's novel is a lonely and despairing IRS agent named Harold Crick, who believes that his life has lost any real meaning. As Kay continues to weave Harold's woeful tale without realizing that her protagonist is actually a living human being unable to concentrate on his life and career due to the constant interference of the narrator who inexplicably seems to anticipate his every move and read his every thought, her continued efforts to kill her perplexed subject finally provide him with the incentive needed to fully experience life by seeking out the source of the voice that plagues him.
This is a very strange film that starts off slow and picks up a little, but never reaches a point that there's a lot of action. The draw of this film is that it's completely original and the plot is nothing like anything I have ever seen. It gives a whole new perspective to fictional novels you have read if you start to think of the characters as real, living people - not just characters in a book who might "seem real." Don't expect a typical Will Ferrell, goofy film. He does an excellent job in this drama with just a little comedy thrown in. The rest of the cast completes the story nicely and provides the support to pull this odd film off. I'd recommend this film if you're able to watch with an open mind and not expect the same Hollywood movie formula.
Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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