"Who in his right mind, when faced with the choice between pancakes and living, chooses pancakes?" -Will Ferrell character
"It depends on the quality of life and the quality of the pancakes." Dustin Hoffman character
"Yeah, dramatic irony, it'll f--- with you every time." Dustin Hoffman
"So...are you a frequenter of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, too?" Will Ferrell's attempt to flirt.
Good movie. I'd recommend it any day over Borat. Ferrell pulls off the boring-yet-interesting character convincingly; he arouses deep pathos (for me, at least) in his depiction of loneliness and monotony. And of course Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hoffman are superb. There's much I could say, particularly about the caricatures and literary aspects, but I, modeling Harold Crick, will refrain.
Next up: Christopher Guest's For Your Consideration. Will be the third movie I've seen in three weeks, and most likely the last for a while.
Yes! A post on Stranger than Fiction! And Christopher Guest on deck! Hm...wish I lived in Boston and just went to see films with you...that will be my career in a different life.
How about "You're never too old to go to space camp." - Buster
but you could also go see F*ck or F*** or **** or "Four-Letter Movie" (bet you can't guess what the real title is?) with Jesse Shieldlower of the OED! It starts in Boston this weekend.