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Rating: 6/10 (16 March 2004)

This movie is highly imaginative and sometimes surreal. It is good in spots and horrible in others. There is something called suspension of disbelief, and this movie really pushes it.
As a few other commentators pointed out, the first 1/2 of the movie is very funny and enjoyable. However, there is a section about half an hour long where John Cusack is absent. This ruined the film! He was the strongest character and suddenly we're stuck with John Malkovich. John has undergone a major character change which I HATED and could not accept. It's so ridiculous and so awkward that the movie stops being funny and is suddenly a horrifying mess. There is a lot of plot holes and a lot unanswered at the end. It was almost worth it, but there is a lot that doesn't really make sense. The ending is a huge downer because the main character gets left with nothing. A reluctant 6/10 because I really wanted to like it.