“Stranger than Fiction”

This is a really cool movie, a bit slow sometimes but all in all a very good story with a strong moral thread.
It starts with the the life of a man named Harry Krick (Will Farrel), who works for the IRS, is a slave to monotony in his life and one who lives in solitude. His life turns upside down when he starts to hear a woman’s voice in his head, a woman who is narrating his life just as it has come to pass. This greatly distrubs Harry, however most on the day when he hear “little does he know, but Harry’s life will end imminently”. Harry seeks counsel from a univeristy lecturer (Dustin Hoffman), who helps him understand this voice and teaches him to let go of his routine and really live life. Harry meets Anna (Maggie Gyllenhal) whom he falls in love with, and starts to really live. I wont spoil the end for those who havent seen this movie. All I can say, in a subtle way, this movie gently nudges us to examine our lives and encourages us to live as if we knew out death was imminent. A good rental for a quiet, contemplative evening.

Written by Smriti on February 10th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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