This thing is twisted, funny, mind-bending and a hundred other things I cannot express. My thoughts after it ended were something similar to: "Wait another human thought of this plot", "Wait.... studio executives read the script and decided to fund it??", This film is like from different dimension compared to anything that comes in movie format these days.
There are certain themes being explored that make it more coherent than it might appear initially - Identity, seeing the world through the eyes of another person, the lengths to which people go to be loved (Cusack's character literally tries to have different body) etc.
There is one particular scene which imprinted on my brain: Malkovich operating a puppet in a live show while being the "literal puppet" of Cusack's character who himself is professional puppeteer. (Who writes this???) There is something sort of demented in the fact Cusack's character literally cannot find a job in the real world as puppeteer. Contrast that with Malkovich taking the world by storm after deciding (while controlled by Cusack) to transition from actor to puppeteer. I mean it is messed up, the performances are equally skillful in both scenarios (how could they not be?) but with wildly different outcomes. I think the writing in certain parts is mind blowingly good.
The only negative I i can think of is the weird ending that felt rushed, although it had me rolling as well. Still giving it max score, because if this is not a 10 for me, then nothing will ever be. Forgot to mention there is a random scene with Charlie Sheen being bold. 😃
There are certain themes being explored that make it more coherent than it might appear initially - Identity, seeing the world through the eyes of another person, the lengths to which people go to be loved (Cusack's character literally tries to have different body) etc.
There is one particular scene which imprinted on my brain: Malkovich operating a puppet in a live show while being the "literal puppet" of Cusack's character who himself is professional puppeteer. (Who writes this???) There is something sort of demented in the fact Cusack's character literally cannot find a job in the real world as puppeteer. Contrast that with Malkovich taking the world by storm after deciding (while controlled by Cusack) to transition from actor to puppeteer. I mean it is messed up, the performances are equally skillful in both scenarios (how could they not be?) but with wildly different outcomes. I think the writing in certain parts is mind blowingly good.
The only negative I i can think of is the weird ending that felt rushed, although it had me rolling as well. Still giving it max score, because if this is not a 10 for me, then nothing will ever be. Forgot to mention there is a random scene with Charlie Sheen being bold. 😃