What Does It Feel Like To Be Inside Someone Else's Head, Literally?

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 2009)

Watching a movie based on the highly talented Charlie Kaufman's unique screenplays has been like a magical surreal experience. Some examples include the terrific 'Adaptation' and the phenomenal 'Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind'. 'Being John Malkovich' is another magnificent addition and this time it is Spike Jonze who has the honour to direct such a film. Jonze has taken something innovative, refreshing, witty, clever, highly amusing and thoroughly engaging and made it into a thrilling engrossing experience. The film is carefully layered with philosophy. The humour is dark in a subtle way and it induces laughter. The performances are first rate. John Cusack and Cameron Diaz, who are barely recognizable here, deliver some of their finest and most nuanced performances. Catherine Keener looks incredibly hot and acts with a natural spontaneity (at least that's how it appears). Orson Bean stands out in a supporting role and of course, John Malkovich does a superb job 'playing' himself. Kaufman has definitely worked his magic again. It's amazing how someone can come up with such an intriguing concept and make such a spellbinding and invigorating story of it that leads to a surrealistic experience.