Incomparably Inventive and Uniquely Funny

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2005)

"Being John Malkovich" is a laugh out loud, creative hoot.
It is incomparably inventive.
With Kaufman writing the script particularly with the titular actor in mind it's hard to think of what other actor's persona would fit in as well, as Malkovich's protean roles leaning toward the bad guys makes for an effective back-story that say another wouldn't work as well.
It was like a Monty Python cartoon come to life -- completely unpredictable and creative in every scene and in every angle and detail.
I think director Spike Jonze put in a bunch of references to music videos that also have an absurdist touch - such as the last scene looking like Nirvana's "In Utero" cover?
(originally written 11/14/1999)