Obviously, I'm No Stranger To Negativity

I hate Will Ferrell.
I hate Anchorman: Legend of Shallow Newcaster That Talks Like A Retard, I hate Whatthefuckeva Nights: Ballad of Shallow Car-Driver That Talks Like A Retard, I hate that movie with the retarded Elf.
And I'm soon to hate Stranger Than Fiction, the movie with the retarded guy whose life is being dictated by some novelist who doesn't wear shoes.

Goddamn, why why why why why.

I suppose I should be thankful that Will Ferrell hasnt actually toplined a good movie. Like, not once. I mean, let's just say he was cast as the lead in Minority Report. Or Goldeneye. Or The Truman Show. That would seriously cause me to have a breakdown. Luckily, he gets nothing but shitty leading roles, and ok-ish brief cameos in ok-ish movies. Hollywood, let's keep it that way.

Stranger Than Fiction looks to be absolutely no exception to the franchise that is Will Ferrell's ability to put himself in a potentially hilarious situation, and say something completely disposable and stupid that his mere presence disappoints you. Stranger Than Fiction ups the anti, however. This time, there are no potentially hilarious moments. Just really really really potentially pathetic moments. And all the moments showcased in the trailer live up to their potential, and then some.

Oh my god, Will Ferrell can hear a woman narrating his life. Strange? Yes. Stranger Than Fiction? No. What would be stranger than fiction would be if Will Ferrell realised that acting retarded and simply using words that are not traditionally used is not the definition of comedy. If you walked up to someone like Jerry Seinfeld and asked him to be funny, he'd tell you a clever observation or joke. If you walked up to Will Ferrell and asked him to be funny, he'd probably scream, run up and down the road like an orangutan and then dry hump a streetpost. Which would warrant someone to throw loose change into his face to stun him and then bolt far away from that dazed dickhead.

And because I had trouble finding a moment of the trailer that didn't have Will Ferrell's 'young Ron Perlman' mug smacked in it, I'll leave you with a close-up of one of the supporting actresses. Yes that's right, its the 'human-equivalent-of-a-Shetland-pony' principal from Kindergarten Cop!!!

Stranger Than Fiction - Columbia Pictures
Anticipation Level: Low
Look out for: Nup. Nothing but barren, high-concept, low-intellect shit here.
US Release date: 10th November, 2006.
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