What was this rubbish?

Rating: 1/10 (3 November 2000)

Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod.
What the heck was this load of rubbish supposed to be? It has exactly TWO decent jokes in it that I could count.
Okay, it's an interesting concept. Too bad no-one told Spike Jonze how to direct films (although he is good at music videos). The pacing for this film, for me, jumped about like a man high on E's. This is not good filmmaking.
The characters are stilted in the extreme, and while normally this is a good thing and adds spice to a film, not in this case. EVERYONE seems to be fixated on just ONE thing. It's not funny or interesting, merely irritating.
I pity the poor actors (especially John Malkovitch) for their roles from hell. How could they even try save a film with a dire script as this one had.
It's not all bad however. The scene (stop reading now if you don't want it spoiled) where Malkovitch enters his own subconcious was ... weirdly interesting. The fact that they go into a tunnel in an office building and are unceremoniously dumped next to the New Jersey Turnpike was one of the two decent jokes in it.
And now we get to the ending ... WHERE THE HECK WAS IT? I rewound and watched it twice and still couldn't find it. Yes there's some explanation for what happens, but we don't see it being achieved at ALL. Bad.
I could discuss the bad points about this film (namely, the film itself) all day, but my fingers would get tired.
Why anyone thinks this film is good is beyond my comprehension. Let's hope they do better next time.