Sadly encumbered by a plot

Rating: 7/10 (8 January 2000)

"Being John Malkovich" just misses being a great movie because it has to resolve too many odd situations. While the film takes you down paths you probably can't predict (and don't want to), the set up is better than the delivery. The parts that are good are very good, and the film will probably seem better in a few years, so I recommend it. Still, the film starts on a roller coaster but ends in teacups. Too bad there turned out to be a plot; its nice that most threads were wrapped up, but not so nice that most of the madness got explained away. Kudos to Malkovich for daring to expose himself in this manner.