Philosophy in an absurd comedy

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 2002)

This film is a wonder: an absurd comedy with gags you only find when having smoked barely illegal stuff - and at the same time a work of art that asks profound philosophical questions about the state of individuality and being a person. What doesn't quit to amaze me is the courage with which John Malkovich let Jonze (the director) and Kaufman (the writer) use himself and his proper name. I wonder how many Hollywood stars would have done this. The whole cast is brilliant - if you can make them out under their wigs and beards and the dirt they sometimes are "decorated" with. A film to watch more than once.