A: A theater director (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whose life starts out fairly normal (bad marriage and a kid), gets a chance to direct his life's work-- quite literally-- as the play gradually becomes a metaphor of his own life examination, and at the same time a carbon copy of his life experiences. The project takes the rest of his life to complete, as he's constantly trying to figure his life out, although it's ambiguous enough that at certain points you wonder if he's already dead... I don't know, it's Charlie Kaufman.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan, Sadie Goldstein, Paul Sparks, Daisy Tahan, Robin Weigert
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. Don't go to this movie if you're one of those people who likes to understand what's going on. And if you do go, bring a friend, preferably one who likes psychoanalyzing poetry and extracting from it esoteric innuendo. You'll need that someone there to discuss it with you (read: explain) afterward.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: If not for Charlie Kaufman's offbeat brand of humor, this would be a David Lynch movie.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: No, but it may move your mind. Sometimes to boredom, sometimes to confusion, and sometimes to insight-- or a headache.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: Kaufman is the only person in Hollywood who's allowed to do anything original... so probably.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: Emma Watson plays Samantha Morton, and you literally don't know which is the real one and which is the fake at times. As for the rest, if I may refer you to the list of talent under FAQ #2, you'll rightly presume that everyone else is great, too.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: Charlie Kaufman directs from his own script, and it still looks like a Charlie Kaufman film. Unfortunately, I think it's less strong than some of his previous scripts, most likely due to the lack of an outside eye/director cutting and shaping the insanity into more comprehensible terms for those of us who don't live inside Kaufman's mind.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: I sat through a Q & A to find out just that, and what I learned is that Kaufman himself isn't quite sure what it's about. It conveys certain ideas about life, or dream-states, or maybe after-life, or stream of consciousness... all of which you won't be tested on.
Q: Is there anything else worth mentioning about the movie?
A: Cleavage. Lots of it. But not the perky kind, either. More like the fleshy kind. In any case, I think our award winning screenwriter may be a breast man.
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Hello! Thank you for your comment. I tend to get a little vocal towards critics when that put down an action movie for such stupid reasons that no one else even notices. Critics are so full of themselves sometimes, thinking they know all, but really they have no clue what the average movie goer finds as entertaining. Funny how all the movies they smash get all the box office glory.
And good point about Dark Knight, an incredibly unrealistic movie in some regards, but critics loved it. I mean so did I, it's one of my favorites this year, but I totally got your point!
I'm going to add your blog link to my "Favorite Blog" section so other people who read mine, will see yours!
Thanks for the link, Mikey! I'll do the same for you!
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