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Rissa
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03-20-2006
| Friday, November 10, 2006 - 6:39 pm
Awesome movie and Will Ferrell is wonderfull in it. Will have to rethink the whole.. I can't stand even looking at him... thing. Don't go thinking its a typical Ferrell slap-schtick flick though, it's nothing like his movies so far.
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | At first I hated the ending. The author writes Crick's death but then at the last moment grants him a reprieve. Too easy and predictable I thought. But hubby and I discussed it and the parallel btn the book (being written within the movie) and reality (within the movie) makes it all make sense. The author lets the professor (Dustin Hoffman) read the rewritten ending and prof says that its an OK ending, good even but not a work of art like the ending in which Crick dies. Author (Emma Thompson) says she knows but since Crick knew he was meant to die and was willing to do it anyway meant he deserved to live even though it was a more pat ending. And so the movie ends on that note as well. |
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 9:22 am
Saw this last night and absolutely LOVED it. There was never a slow moment, lots of tender emotion, great characters (everyone is well cast!) and Will Ferrell went up quite a few notches in my book with his fine performance. The story is unique and original and we thoroughly enjoyed this story. I would highly recommend it for pure enjoyment.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 11:54 pm
The first Will Ferrell movie I really liked him in (I like other movies he is in, but not liking him or his characterizations until this movie). Emma Thompson is absolutely fantastic!!!!! Wish Will Ferrell didn't have such beady rat eyes. 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, November 20, 2006 - 1:32 pm
I can't decide if I like this movie or not. I do think Dustin was great in it and Ferrell shows us he does have talent. Emma was wonderful but some of her quirky mannerisms really grossed me out! *** Spoilers *** I had a hard time buying into the romance. Why couldn't the baker be a middle aged woman like he was? Why was she a young, hip, tatooed girl who'd never look twice at an aging accountant type. The improbability of the romance took me right out of the movie at times.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 20, 2006 - 2:37 pm
Brenda, totally agree with you. Emma's mannerisms were probably how the director & the actress saw this character - hyped up on caffeine & nicotine. I totally didn't get the visual May-Dec romance either, unless it was purposely suppose to seem so far fetched.

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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, November 20, 2006 - 2:47 pm
Konamouse, when she was twirling that kleenex in the hospital, I thought I was going to barf. LOL. ICK!
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 20, 2006 - 7:01 pm
How about when she would spit in it before putting out the cigarette? I guess that is better than just throwing the butt on the ground and littering. 'squeek'
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 9:05 pm
I thought it was ok.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 12:13 pm
I really liked it a lot. Not a typical movie. I thought the kleenex twirling was weird and comical. Pretty much the whole movie was weird and comical. I liked how the baker only paid part of her taxes and her reasoning on that!
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 7:40 pm
Just rented this over the weekend, what a nice surprise! I hadn't heard of this movie at all and thought I would check it out. The plot is definitely odd but if you just think of it as a fiction movie you'll enjoy it. I really loved all the characters and I really enjoyed the ending. The reason I was ok with the ending was because we 'weren't' reading a book but rather seeing the 'whole picture' so the 'new ending' worked better in my opinion. I liked that the baker was a young tatooed woman. I don't think she was supposed to depict a much younger woman to Ferrell, I think they were supposed to be around the same age. When she was describing all those desserts my mouth was watering! lol "I want you." LOL
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 7:22 am
rented this over the weekend too!! once i got over what i thought the movie was about and just went along for the ride, i really liked it. Will Ferrell did an amazing job.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 4:07 pm
The last time I saw Will Ferrell was in Elf, so I found his fatter face very distracting.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 4:16 pm
LOL...I loved the movie Elf...lol...but I also enjoyed this movie and felt WF did an excellent job portraying his character.
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