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Roger Ebert awarded the film a full four stars, writing: "What an endlessly inventive movie this is! Charlie Kaufman, the writer of Being John Malkovich, supplies a dazzling stream of inventions, twists, and wicked paradoxes. And the director, Spike Jonze, doesn't pounce on each one like fresh prey, but unveils it slyly, as if there's more ...
The title star of 'Being John Malkovich' looks back on the 'iffy call' to make the movie that would introduce audiences to future Oscar winners Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman.
“Cameron Diaz is a true discovery in the film, a genuine sex bomb with a gorgeous face, a wonderful smile, and a gift of comic timing,” wrote film critic Roger Ebert upon its release.
John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) [1] is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award , in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards , a BAFTA Award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and three Golden Globe Awards .
Roger Joseph Ebert (/ ˈ iː b ər t / EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author.He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.
Being John Malkovich was released in October 1999 to laudatory reviews; the Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert found the film to be "endlessly inventive" and named it the best film of 1999, [48] [49] while Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it the "most excitingly original movie of the year". [50]
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Malkovich at the 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. American actor, director, and producer John Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. He started acting in the 1980s, appearing in the films Places in the Heart (1984) with Sally Field, Death of a Salesman (1985), The Glass Menagerie (1987), Empire of the Sun (1987), and Dangerous Liaisons (1988) with Glenn Close.