Being John Malkovich Movie Review

Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, Orson Bean

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Review Summaries

" Craig is a talented puppeteer who discovers a portal into John Malkovich's brain. He and a co-worker, Maxine, decide to let people in his brain for a limited amount of time (at a cost). Soon there are complications when both Craig and his wife fall in love with Maxine. In desperation, Craig locks Lotte (his wife) into a cage with a traumatized monkey so he can take control of John Malkovich's body while Maxine is meeting John. Eventually, Craig learns to manipulate John's body and stays in John's body. He becomes a famous puppeteer and stays with Maxine. At the end, Lotte gets free and meets a group of old people who need Malkovich's body to stay alive. "
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Romance Yes
Romance Plotlets: - falling in love with the unattainable
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - given another personality/identity

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can read emotions - mind control
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - bald
Hair style - bald (man)
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - A lot of foul language

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