Directed by Marc Forster
Starring Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman
An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
This film is charming, funny, heartwarming, touching and sweet. Will Ferrell proves he can play serious characters but maintain his comedic charm. And Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman? Oh come on, they're fabulous no matter what they do.
I won't bore you with what worked in this film because it all did. The cast was excellent. The visuals were great. The premise and story were interesting blah blah blah. But I will point out the sub-character/love interest that was Maggie Gyllenhaal who played the baker Ana Pascal. Her nugget of story (excluding the tax audit bit) was she used to attend law school and during her study nights with fellow law students, she would bake cookies, cupcakes and any delightful treat. It started innocently as a late night study snack but seeing how happy it made her classmates, she would bake every time. Then it hit her: she'd rather be doing something that made people happy and something she enjoyed doing and therefore left law school and eventually openned her own bakery. Sounds pretty sweet to me... all except the tax audit bit.
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