Fabulous Mind F***

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2000)

Most people who hear the premise smile and scratch their heads-- clever, brilliant, bizarre. I went in hearing the hype and expected a good flick, but was skeptical. However, my critical glasses crashed to the floor because I was laughing so hard. It was funny, ironic, and idiosyncratic. I expected it to be bizarre, and thought provoking, but I didn't expect it to be so goddamn hilarious. If you breathe oxygen and have ever fantasized about leaving your body for, say, 15 minutes, you should check this out. John Cusack and Cameron Diaz are both virtually unrecognizable, and here dramatically redeemed for flaky flops they've been in the past. John Malkovich is superb as expected, the writing is kooky beyond belief, cinematography interesting, direction dead on. Fabulous. Thumbs, hell, all fingers, toes too-- way up.