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Being John Malkovich
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Release : | 1999 |
Rating : | 7.7 |
Studio : | Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films, Single Cell Pictures, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | John Cusack John Malkovich Cameron Diaz Catherine Keener Mary Kay Place |
Genre : | Fantasy Drama Comedy |
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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Where to start? The coolest conceptual story to come around in decades. Kaufman is a sheer genius, tying in philosophical quandaries with dark caustic humor and fanatical elements like no other. Spike Jonze brings this script to life, formulating a perfect storm of imagery and powerful performances. It speaks to everyone, as you will identify with at least one of these tortured characters. Casting Cameron and Cusack as these frumpy fops is brilliant as well, and they both give the best performances of their careers, playing against type in a magnificent display of grotesque beauty. And who would have thought the ending could be so poignant, tragic, and satisfying at the same time. What a damn roller coaster ride of imagination. Also, nice nod to surrealist Alfred Jarry, with the "half a floor" joke (he famously made his apartment like this for some baffling reason. LOVE THIS FILM.
Being John Malkovich is a brilliant movie. Spike Jonz and Charlie Kaufman did an amazing job directing and writing. The movie flawlessly weaves multiple bizarre stories and characters together. The movie was very well shot from the opening scene with the puppets all the way through to the end mixing reality with fantasy. It has a wonderful cast, with great performances by John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, and John Malkovich. Being John Malkovich is one of the many movies that got me interested in movies. It is one of the best movies from the 1990's. It is a complex movie that is fun to watch. Every time I see it I catch something new. It is absolutely brilliant, any body really interested in movies should see it.
Being John Malkovich surprised me , I did not expect much of this movie , the more it made me laugh , and amused me much, the script is good and original , the cast is excellent, John Kusack is very well , John Malkovich is excellent , as well as other major actors such as Charlie Sheen , even appearing for a short time , the moments are funny , the direction of Spike Jonze is very good, the picture is good , the film has good camera games, the moments that appeared on the point of view the Malkovich are good , the scene that John Malkovich enters the portal and see him in a restaurant that has several John Malkovich is very funny, I gave a lot of laughter in this part , Being John Malkovich is a great film with funny moments , great performances and a good direction of Spike Jonze . note 8.7
Being John Malkovich is a terrific movie with a very well developed storyline and a really talented cast. There is nothing else like it, as is anything from Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze, two individual film makers who are not one bit afraid to take risks, which they did here to a significant degree. It certainly does not sound good on paper, two co-workers discover a portal to the mind of John Malkovich in their office building, but everything in it really works, the story will warp your mind in a way that you will enjoy. The only problem I had was that they glossed over Dr. Lester, who is beautifully portrayed by Orson Bean, his story, a very complicated one, could have been developed much more. The film has a surprisingly sweet and inspiring message, to be true to yourself, the person you want to be, to pursue your dreams and not to hold back on what you would like to achieve, you may find it strange how a story such as that could have such a powerful methapor to it, you will have to see for yourself. The cast is outstanding and are well able to handle the film's weirdness, John Cusack and Cameron Diaz deliver one of the best performances of their careers as two damaged soles, with an obsession with Catherine Keener, a mean, manipulative, deceiving woman you can not help but love. However, Malkovich is without a doubt the star of the show, portraying a very exaggerated version of himself, I would assume, being forced to change personalities and identities throughout for certain reasons, doing it all to full effect. Weird, whimsical and somewhat inspiring, Being John Malkovich is a movie that will leave you feeling a range of different emotions, all which you will enjoy, a must watch comedy drama. When a puppeteer is forced to take a job in an office building, he soon discovers a portal that takes him in to the mind of actor John Malkovich. Best Performance: John Malkovich