(How could he have never seen it? He's a big Tilda Swinton fan!) It's Malkovich Week at Casa de Ogorek (I wonder if he's seen PLACES IN THE HEART or IN THE LINE OF FIRE). But anyway, I had to have the DVD to show my mate - we watched SYNECDOCHE NEW YORK last week and neither of us were able to make a lick of sense of it, but then the mate revealed he's never seen ADAPTATION, so by the powers of the Philadelphia Library we're watching it this weekend. I dunno, I just felt, and feel, awful for her she's so forlorn and sad it's a bit depressing - I had to turn away. The humiliation she endures during the mall date wasn't funny then, and it's not funny now. That's Laurie Metcalf's desperate single gal looking for love with the wrong man. Where you been, girl? There is one character in MMR that was difficult to watch when I was 13, one that remains an uncomfortable viewing experience today. Why didn't she become a big star? I remember her on the show "Anything But Love" and there again she clearly exuded competent business acumen. Ann Magnuson is terrific too - she's easily believable as a smart PR drone with an effed up love life. Comedy ain't easy, but the Malk is committed and focused, and really brings Ulysses to (pseudo) life. Watch his body language, the way he walks and processes the world around him. I enjoyed it before, but this time I literally ROARED with laughter! I guess I paid more attention to the acting this time 'cause I sure didn't recall John Malkovich being so absolutely heedlessly hilarious playing an automaton trying to pass as human. My main memory was the fabulous production design and costuming, like back then the movie was set in an alternative '80s galaxy with cute convertibles and kitchy-cool high heels. The movie popped up last Saturday afternoon on pay cable so I decided to why not see if it holds up, instead of watching a block of "Scrubs" on Comedy Central again. What a nice change: a movie I first saw as a wee lad and remembering liking then, only to revisit it decades later and liking it more (for the opposite reaction, see PLAYING FOR KEEPS).
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