Why oh why?

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 1999)

I can only say that this movie is completely awful. There is absolutely nothing to like about it. The characters (the hero in particular) are unlikable. Even though you do feel sorry for John Cusack's character. You are still even more puzzled as to why he deserves so much pain in his life. Why must we see another movie that promotes the most negative and rotten sides of human nature. Why does John Cusack's character have to love a woman so evil that when he is confused and upset. The only advice she can offer him is to point out a window so he can end his own life. I don't get it. This movie is one of those pieces that once people come to their senses they will realize they were duped. I don't see how anyone could like it. I don't consider seeing Cameron Diaz being locked up in a monkey cage by her husband (John Cusack) who has been worked into a fit of rage because Diaz decides to become a lesbian after being inside Malkovich as anything worth watching. I don't see how this can be high art or even comedy for that matter. If this is dark comedy then I feel sorry for Hollywood. It's too bad that most movies today are so bad that something really bad confuses critics into liking it. The plot is way too complicated for such a ridiculous movie. Why do we need such a long explanation for why he can go inside Malkovich??? It seems all so contrived and forced. If I could suspend my disbelief for just one second, maybe just maybe I could almost tolerate this movie as documentary on how to not make a movie. when I saw the film, my friend and I were 2 of 4 people in the theater. Half way through 2 people walked out and it wasn't my friend and I. It's a pretty good indication that a movie is bad if you lose half your audience during a showing. I would have been a lot easier on this movie if it were not presented as an art/indie film. But a film should be reviewed on the level it is presented at. Thus a children's film wouldn't be judged as hard as this movie because it was aimed at children. I can best describe the this movie as a pseudo art film with some novelty thrown in. I can say that the only funny joke is the one concerning the 7 and half a floor. After that joke, it's all down hill.