BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999)

30 from the 90's (Post 5 of 30)

Being John Malkovich

I tried to watch this film a few years ago, but you really have to be in the proper mood for a film about a portal that leads to a portal you enter which eventually leads to reality as seen by actor John Malkovich. I liked Adaptation, the other Stanley Kaufman written film from the 1001 list and liked that one quite a bit.

After viewing Being John Malkovich this time around, I found it pretty clever but very odd. Ok, it’s a portal to a world of John Malkoviches and they charge people to go through it like it’s a sideshow attraction. What can you really say about that? Let’s see…

It does have some interesting insight into puppeteering. Now how many movies can claim that!

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And you gotta love any movie that has such a nice role for perennial 70’s game show panelist Orson Bean!

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And if you ever wondering what John Malkovich would look like with cleavage, well, this is about the only show in town my friend.

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I guess that’s about it.