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The acting in this movie is really good.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Great script for Will Farrell as he's not crazy obnoxious but just enough to be funny. Maggie is loveable and adorable. Nice to see WF in a toned down comedic movie with more substance to it.

So when the Dustin Hoffman character reads the story, he's moved by it and thinks it's some beautiful masterpiece. So let me get this straight. An IRS agent (Harold) with OCD follows the exact same regiment daily. He ends up auditing some chick from a bakery that he starts taking a liking too. He begins to hear that someone is narrating him, so he tracks down the Dustin Hoffman character who helps him narrow down the author that may be writing his story. Harold begins to live less regimented, he hooks up with the chick from the bakery, he tracks down the author who's writing his story. Apparently this is such a beautiful masterpiece that the story should really end with him dying? That's a masterpiece? How? Did they edit all the good stuff out of the movie? Now don't get me wrong, the movie is OK, but you want us to play along and pretend that this story is a bring you to tears masterpiece? I'm sorry I won't play along, my imagination only goes so far.

I enjoy this film a great deal. It speaks to my sense of awkwardness in a way very few films have managed. The characters are well drawn and extremely lovable, you cannot help but appreciate them as real people. I particularly enjoy the contrast between Harold (Farel) and the narrator.I have seen it quite a few times now and I intend to see it many more.

The first remark that comes to mind when thinking of this film is it's good from the very start...to the end ! So many in fact a vast, vast majority of Hollywood mainstream films that do well at being engaging at first will only throw out an entertaining idea to be entertained by its audience for a while, before that idea is exhausted and the experience wears very thin. Here, it holds up til the end, and the conclusion isn't a rushed potato salad that contrasts hard in quality with the earlier developments and hopes of the movie.Some have saluted Ferrel's "excellent acting", while others have condemned it saying this role was stripping him of his natural charm that people watch him for in the first place. You must agree at least a bit with the first view. He does superbly well at being a hybrid, a lead character torn between being a mere fictional hero of some narrated story and an actual individual with feelings and opinions and emotions. He conveys that very well.Emma Thompson pretty good also.There are lots of symbols in this film, about the daily life... about just life. The importance of it. It gives an interesting perspective on it. And it does really well to be ambiguous with the two levels it works on but coherent all the same and manage to actually come up with a strong resolve out of that awkward mingling.One of the rare films of its kind to deliver from A to Z. Well done. Certainly more than a mere amusing Hollywood comedy.