Adaptation
"Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!" -Ebert & Roeper
Director Spike Jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche (Cooper), New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean (Streep), Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage), and his twin brother Donald (also Cage). As Charlie struggles to adapt Orlean's best-selling book The Orchid Thief, he writes himself into his own movie. The various stories crash into one another exploding into a wildly imaginative film. Adaptation, the year's most talked about movie, is at once a hilarious drama and a moving comedy.
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing-and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre.
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Fun movie - ABCsteph
I was expecting a scientific documentary without reading the summary, but it all worked out. Merryl Streep is an excellent actress so this movie ended up being quite a joy to watch. The Orchid preserver also represents an interesting view and I really enjoyed what this movie brought to the table. It was weird, but unexpectedly good.Incredible - Ptimmyj
This movie is awesome, and the way everything connects within the movie and also to Being John Malkovich is a creative thumbs-up. Although Nicolas Cage is one of the most annoying male actors ever in my opinion, he definitely fits the characters of Charlie Kaufman and his brother Donald. This movie will bend your mind around a little bit, in the most creative, exciting and attention-devouring way.
Definitely a must-see.nick cage, who knew? - huma
i can't name another nicolas cage movie i like, but i LOVED this one. all i knew about this movie going into it is that it was an adaptation about a screen writer attempting an adaptation which seemed like a clever premise. i had no idea meryl streep was in it so her presence was a bonus, and she was fabulous as always (mamma mia excepted of course!). if you're looking for smart, funny and a quality story then this flick is for you. enjoy!
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Fun movie - ABCsteph
I was expecting a scientific documentary without reading the summary, but it all worked out. Merryl Streep is an excellent actress so this movie ended up being quite a joy to watch. The Orchid preserver also represents an interesting view and I really enjoyed ...Incredible - Ptimmyj
This movie is awesome, and the way everything connects within the movie and also to Being John Malkovich is a creative thumbs-up. Although Nicolas Cage is one of the most annoying male actors ever in my opinion, he definitely fits the characters of Charlie ...nick cage, who knew? - huma
i can't name another nicolas cage movie i like, but i LOVED this one. all i knew about this movie going into it is that it was an adaptation about a screen writer attempting an adaptation which seemed like a clever premise. i had no idea meryl streep was in ...