Re: Why didn't you tell me about this before?

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:21:55 GMT, Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy
<taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:36:41 GMT, throopw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Wayne
>> Throop) wrote:
>> 
>>>: Terry Austin <taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>: Indeed. Just finished a movie that did that to me. It was
>>>: better for having will Ferrel in it. Who would ever have
>>>: dreamed? 
>>>
>>>What?  Something good and interesting, with Will Ferrel in it?
>>>That's... improbable.  But...
>> 
>> Gotta be "Stranger Than Fiction." 
>
>"Winter Passing," actually, with Ed Harris (and how can you go 
>wrong with Ed Harris?) and Zooey Deschanel. Very dark character 
>study of a confused, self destructive young woman. Ending isn't 
>happy so much as hopeful, and not syrupy all.

Ferrel's made TWO good movies?  I'm amazed.

>> Which was an amazingly fine
>> picture, and demonstrated that it's possible for Will Ferrel to
>> star in a good movie, something I would not have believed prior
>> to that. 
>> 
>As I recall, I avoided that one because the ads made it look like a 
>comedy, and it had Ferrel in it. I might have to reconsider. 

I think you'd like it.  It is a comedy of sorts, but not at all
Ferrel's usual kind.




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