I want to be somebody

Rating: 8/10 (4 March 2005)

Ever wanted to be someone else than you? I believe, that almost everyone would answer yes. What it would be like to be someone famous? You could say, that Being John Malkovich is something, that could be described as intelligent comedy. It's a story about a puppeteer Graig (John Cusack) who, because as he says no-one understands his art, seeks a job as a filing assistant in a bizarre company located between floors 7 and 8, so floor 7 and a half it is.
There he gets smitten on his female co-worker Maxine (Cathrine Keener), and while trying to pursue relationship with her, his wife Lotte (Cameron Diaz) too fells for this femme fetal.
Same time Grag finds a secret tunnel, which leads into the mind of John Malkovich (John Malkovich), who fells for Maxine, who wants to have relationship with Lotte, but only if she is inside John Malkovich.
There's lot more, I just happened to find that particular triangle quite entertaining.
But anyway, you could say, that this is an intelligent comedy, which tells about existence of human soul. There is drama too besides comedy and you can watch this movie and laugh or you can watch this as a drama. It works both ways.