while i think it didnt go far enough with its concept,its nice to see lesbians have a happy ending
Being John Malkovich
Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.
Rating
3.5 (2)
Release Date
10/29/1999Runtime
113 minsOverview
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$13,000,000Revenue
$22,863,596Homepage
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How It Feels
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A surreal and darkly comic descent into the bizarre consequences of being able to inhabit another person's body, where narcissism and longing collide in increasingly unhinged ways. The film balances absurdist humor with genuine unease about identity, control, and the gap between who we are and who we wish to be.
Mood
AbsurdUnsettlingWistful
Themes
IdentityObsessionArt and creationPower
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Steady
Look
Stylized genreFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Sexual content
John Cusack
Craig Schwartz
John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
Cameron Diaz
Lotte Schwartz
Catherine Keener
Maxine Lund
Orson Bean
Dr. Lester
Mary Kay Place
Floris
W. Earl Brown
First J.M. Inc. Customer
Carlos Jacott
Larry the Agent
Willie Garson
Guy in Restaurant
Byrne Piven
Captain Mertin
Gregory Sporleder
Drunk at Bar
Charlie Sheen
Charlie
Reviews
This is wild. It is a huge feat to the actors and everyone involved that as you're watching, even though you know it's nutty, you are thinking more about the characters and their emotions, motivations, and intentions than you are thinking about how a chimp just rescued Cameron Diaz.
Okay honestly that part took me out for a second, but the rest of the time I was all in.
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