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Posted by: RobertSpence, January 3rd, 2007, 10:53pm
Just finished watching this film about another ago and i have to say this is one of the best performances Nicolas Cage has put in.

Heres the tagline because it is one of these films that truelly cannoty be explained without being given a headache.

Tagline: Charlie Kaufman writes the way he lives... With Great Difficulty. His Twin Brother Donald Lives the way he writes... with foolish abandon. Susan writes about life... But can't live it. John's life is a book... Waiting to be adapted. One story... Four Lives... A million ways it can end.

This film rightly deserved its oscar for best supporting actor(Chris Cooper, American Beauty, Bourne Identity,) but should have got best screenplay. Is a film i strongly recommend and if you liked "Bein John Malcovich" i think this is just the thing for you.
Posted by: Alex J. Cooper, January 3rd, 2007, 11:04pm; Reply: 1
I loved this movie. Charlie Kaufman is a champion and Nicolas Cage's performance was great, times two. But there was a big build up to the ending and i don't think it entirely delivered. The ending wasn't bad, but it wasnt exactly spectacular.
Posted by: chism, January 3rd, 2007, 11:21pm; Reply: 2
Yeah this was another good script from Kaufman. Good performances and an all around good movie. The ending kind of lacked I guess by I liked the use of "So Happy Together". Wait, was that this movie?

Kaufman is an excellent writer and I'm glad he won for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It was the first time that he was nominated where he desreved to win. I liked his other movies as well, I just think that the other screenplays he was up against were just better, especially in the case of American Beauty.

Anyway, good movie. I highly recommend it as well.


Cheers, Chismeister.
Posted by: RobertSpence, January 4th, 2007, 3:03pm; Reply: 3
Lol i thought the dialogue was amazing in this movie, Charlie Kaufman especially. The whole being fat and bald thing cracked me up.
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