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Being John Malkovich

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perhaps,
i am an irredeemiably grumpy old fart. But this sort of plot nearly writes itself. Take a clever premise, fall down the rabbit hole, emerge a changed person. That's all there is to it.
So why was BJM so bad? I don't know. I do know it's a mess.

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Disagree>> Tranny 09:23:08 05/11/00 (2)
How in the world have you seen a film like BJM before. What films are you comparing to it??
BJM was the most unique film of last year IMHO. Whether you liked it or not, you can't accuse it of being unoriginal.
BTW, I thought it was excellent.
Tranny
- Re: Disagree>> caa 14:48:36 05/11/00 (1)
  Tranny,
  I agree with you that it has a very original idea. BJM is a very
  good movie, may I add. But it could be made better; dunno how.
  I think it fails into the trap as many movies today of trying to
  to surprise the audience, especially at the end, by twisting the
  plot a little too forceful that it deviates from what the movie
  is really about. I have yet to see any movie lately as good,
  beautiful, moving, coherent, as Life Is Beautiful.
  That being said, BJM is still a very good movie.
  - I really liked the ending>> Tranny 08:52:25 05/12/00 (0)
    The multiple ideas to think about as that little girl was swimming in the pool.
    The great music playing during that shot and the entry of the credits was genious. It's nice when a film actually has you interested during the credits and also keeps your eyes on the screen during them.
    BJM was good, maybe not the best film of last year IMHO though.
    My favs from 1999 were Cider House Rules and The Sixth Sense.
    Tranny
Re: Being John Malkovich caa 15:49:14 05/08/00 (0)
I thought so too. BJM has an original, decent premise, and yet
wasn't well carried out, particularly at the end. Nevertheless,
I thought the acting was quite amazing. Malkovich is always
intensely entertaining. Catherine Keener was very appealling.
and Cameron Diaz was surprisingly enjoyable, in constrast with
her other movies. One would have thought that Keener would be
better off playing a housewife and Diaz playing a lustful bisexual.
Well, it turned out they couldn't be better playing their roles.

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