I watched Being John Malkovitch for the first time last night. Had no idea what to expect. Happy to report that I totally loved it, after making a conscious decision just to take the weirdness at face value and enjoy the ride.
(For context: things need to make sense to me. Trying to get my logical head around the time travel in Back To The Future nearly gave me an aneurysm).
I adored all the dark, twisted humour in BJM, and how dreadful all the characters were. Howled at how everyone just carried on as normal on Floor Seven and a Half. Enjoyed the surprise appearance of Charlie Sheen. I love it when a film you're not expecting to be funny is not just funny but very, very funny.
One of my favourite bits was the fleeting appearance of Brad and Jen:
Maximum snark in a millisecond of screen time - brilliant. I also liked waiting for Cameron Diaz to put in an appearance, and then realising, "Oh!"
Plus there was this gorgeous thing playing over the closing credits:
Good shit.
When I'm at home I never want to go out, and when I'm out, I never want to go home. Stretched my legs around the lake this afternoon, then found a sunny bench to daydream on, and could have stayed there forever.
Today's Photo: WildFlower Power
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