Highly entertaining, but not very deep

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2001)

This is a trip to the circus, side-show freaks and all, and shouldn't be confused with anything more profound. A lot of fun to watch, certainly; but this movie misses an opportunity to explore just what is involved in "taking over" another human being--physically, psychologically, emotionally.

Anyone really interested in such themes of subjugation of one individual by another should have a look at an old classic, Ingmar Bergman's "Persona", which examines in detail a process in which one stronger personality overwhelms another.
BJM isn't too deep, but is endlessly inventive, darkly humorous, and features one of the most bizarre scenes ever committed to film (you'll know it when you see it).