We all need to watch something other than MSNBC or CNN right now. There isn't going to be a peaceful transfer of power, no forthcoming agreement from the Republicans that Trump lost the election. It's going to be a nasty battle. But we can take our minds off of the prevailing fight and wait for the courts to reassure everyone that the election was fair and just. And this movie is one to watch for that diversion.
The cast is stellar: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah. The story is good: a writer with writer's block starts talking about the book she is writing and narrating the character's life and that character turns out to be a real guy and he can hear her! Yes, it sounds far fetched but it seems quite plausible when it's on the screen in front of you. Harold Crick (Will Farrell) is a very OCD kind of guy, works for the IRS, never deviates from his straight and narrow path until he has to audit a wild-child owner of a bakery. And then his life goes down a much wider and wilder path.
Bottom line, it's a love story of sorts. Great dialogue, great goofy performances from Hoffman and Thompson and a couple of scenes that will break your heart. Watch it. Free on Netflix, a couple of bucks on Amazon. Worth every cookie dollar you spend.
Plus you get this: https://youtu.be/bFU545ZtOpE
Copy and paste that into your browser and listen to it.
Have a good week.
I'd go the whole wild world just to find her.
Or this: https://youtu.be/cYGakznEllM
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