Pretty awful

Rating: 7/10 (6 August 2000)

I do not understand what all the fuss is about and why this movie received such a high rating by many viewers. The only explanation I can think of is its novelty value, because IMHO the only good thing about this movie is the idea of temporarily seeing the world through someone else's eyes. Unfortunately the execution of the idea is terrible. That a puppeteer should ultimately control John Malkovich is cute but hardly very intellectually challenging, the built-up to the 'climax' does not deserve being described as such; one never really feels anything for the main characters and the acting is mediocre at best. What a pity!