"At some point, you have to choose between life and fiction. The two are very close, but they never actually touch." -Clay Hammond as portrayed by Dennis Quaid This 2012 film reveals the truth behind what it takes to become a great writer. It is a story within a story. Middle aged author, Clay Hammond, writes of aspiring young writer, Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), who finds an old manuscript inside a leather portfolio his wife, Dora (Zoe Saldana), buys him on their honeymoon in Paris. Jansen falls in love with the story and finds himself within its pages, needs to feel the words for himself, so he copies the manuscript, word for word, on his computer. Dora finds the story, reads it and when she greets him with tearful praises for the greatness of the work, Rory decides to claim it as his own. He takes it to the publishing company where he works, as Dora had encouraged, and he becomes an overnight success. An old man (Jeremy Irons) confronts Jansen in the park on...