Being John's Hype Machine

Rating: Null/10 (12 June 2000)

Not since Blair Witch have I seen a small film get so much hype. I'll be the first to agree that this film is original. Is it a masterpiece ? No. It's a strange film, and in the right critic's circle, weird means its art, and to hell with quality.
Malkovich is one of those films that doesn't know what it wants to be. Its okay if you want you're film to have different genres in it, but when it seems like the movie is becoming something else every 30 minutes, you know you've got problems.
In my opinion, the film should have just stuck to being a fable about a lowly pupeteer ( the puppet sequences are the best parts of the film). This film tries to bring some sort of message about self identity, but gets drunk along the way and goes off ramp...................(what kind of ending was that ?)