Brilliantly Funny

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 1999)

I admit that I wanted to see this film for the sheer absurdity of the premise, but I was oh so pleasantly surprised to find that it was an amazingly funny. I wasn't expecting this.
John Cusack was fabulous! His character was at the beginning a lovable oaf who dreams of making a living as a puppeteer, but settles for a job as a filing clerk for a company situated on the 71/2 floor of an office building. Which has amazingly low ceilings. It's when he discovers the portal to John Malkovich that his dreams start to become a little maniacal.
I've never been impressed much with Cameron Diaz, but I have a whole new respect for her as an actress after seeing this film. She is almost unrecognizable as John Cusack's wife Lottie with no makeup and frizzy brown hair.
And as always, John Malkovich was superb! I highly recommend this film to everyone. Don't let the premise turn you off. It's brilliantly acted, and intelligently funny. And the cameo of Charlie Sheen was sheer genius!