Being John Malkovich

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/6/12 at 11:19pm

My son just persuaded me to watch this movie on netflix. I can't believe I've never seen it and I just don't know what to make of it!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 3:06am

I have always had mixed feelings about thuis film. Always thought it tried too hard. Then they tossed in a bit of cocoon and stirred.

[danmag]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 10:18am

Now when I think of John Malkovich all I can picture is that annoying f*cking Siri ad.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 11:33am

I thought the acting was great. I'm just trying to picture how they pitched the concept of this movie. It was definitely very different and Malkovich was a good sport. danmag- I kept picturing his monologue from the Christmas episode from snl!

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 5:04pm

I loved the movie when it came out and especially enjoyed Catherine Keener and Mary Kay Place. Haven't seen it in years, though. The concept was clever and Malkovich was terrific.

I agree with everyone about the Siri ads. Creepy! I may even dislike the Malkovich commercial more than the Deschanel one.

Updated On: 7/7/12 at 05:04 PM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 5:19pm

I was obsessed with this film when it first came out. I haven't seen it in years, but this tread has made me want to watch it again. I still think it's Cameron Diaz's best performance. It may be a little heavy handed, but I think that was part of the charm for me (if that makes any sense at all).

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 5:29pm

Agree blueroses. Mildred- it's sort of odd that this is Cameron's best performance and to me, she looked the worse she could be- especially with the frizzy hair. She certainly couldn't rely on good looks for the part.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 7/7/12 at 7:59pm

Malkovitch lost hugely in the Madoff Ponzi scam. I suspect he will be a bit less picky w accepting work. I mean. look at RED- now there's a sequel!

[missthemountains]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 3:23am

To say Charlie Kaufman is a brilliant director would be putting it lightly. I absolutely love Being John Malkovich as well as Synecdoche, New York which you should look at. Talk about a mindf*** of a film...

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 12:17am

Okay- to follow it up- my son just got me to watch Adaptation. I really liked this movie in it's uniqueness as well! Don't know how I missed this one the first time around.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 10:35am

Spike Jonze directed the film...Charlie Kaufman wrote the screenplay.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 1:05pm

^ Yeah- that's why my son said I should watch it. With Adaptation, it really looked like 2 different men were playing the twin brothers! I'm glad I saw Malcovich before this film too!