Title: Shallow attepmt at drama
Product review: I did not expect this movie to be a comedy. I saw a preview for it and knew I would rent it. I like most of Will Ferrell's movies, and I thought Stranger Than Fiction was great. But this movie is really contrived. Not showing his wife as a character? Ironic, not creative. The depressing friend Kenny? Been done way too many times. Wife cheating on husband with friend? Been done to death! It's easy to depress people and have trendy ironic plot gimmicks, but it takes a little more to entertain. I watched it with my girlfriend and we both decided that we want our 2 hours back. If you don't like dramas, do not watch this movie. All that being said, Will Ferrell did prove he does have acting chops. He just needs better scripts.
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