Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
View MoreIt's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
View MoreIt is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
View MoreA ragged collection of "special features" offered upon A Universal DVD of the estimable Spike Jonze-directed work BEING JOHN MALKOVICH includes this very short item, a piece that is simplistic to an extreme, being merely dark hour footage of a young extra player whose sole assigned task is to drive her automobile slowly along what allegedly is a portion of the New Jersey Turnpike as a scene is being shot during the original production. Speaking to a videotape wielding passenger, the woman chatters aimlessly, for the most part concerning another extra for whom she has developed some degree of distaste, and that is all that we see and hear. Without doubt, the young woman will feel delight at watching herself in action, but for others one viewing will be quite enough.
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