Everything You've Heard is True

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 1999)

I've been anxious to see this movie since watching the preview and I must say I was not disappointed--in fact it has tied with American Beauty as my favorite film of the year. There are so many layers to this movie, like A.B., that I'll have to see it again. John Malkovich's participation in the movie is the key to why it's so successful. I've always viewed him as a slightly overrated actor. Kind of self-important. It's refreshing that he must see this as well. The other actors are just as charismatic. They must have known that no one has ever done a movie like this before (at least that I've seen in my years). Although the film works on many different levels, the moral is very simple--be happy with who you are. One movie that I could've watched all over again after it was over.