Excellence in Imagination

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2008)

I first saw this film while in college. I wasn't much of a critic then(perhaps not now either) and was mostly in to the action flicks where acting and content fell second, or third. This film struck me as an oddity of anything I had previously seen. And most of that is not due to the concept and plot, but the original execution. Different is good. Thought provoking is good. The idea of Being John Malcovich, or anyone else; celebrity or not, is of course no new idea to anyone. The execution this film has to offer; the acting, the philosophical, theological, and idealogical inferences(both divulged in the diologue and those indirect) allows the viewer for much conversation after the film ends.
THIS film practically changed my film genre preference. For myself, its one of those films that I show to friends for their personal reactions and as stated, provides good some good post film conversation. If anyone is in for a psychological "ride," put this at the top of your "to watch" list. 9/10 TD