This the story of Charlie Kaufman who is struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean . Kaufman's life is a cross between pathetic and bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.
Some films are to smart for their own good . This is one of them . The principal is great and the way it tries to tell the story is unique but how many people would it have lost along the way ? Plenty I imagine.
I followed this fairly well in the first hour but then I got confused as to what was real and what was the screenplay or the book ?
It's a shame because the performances are great . Nicholas Cage is excellent as is Chris Cooper . Meryl Streep is playing Meryl Streep as she always does and probably is miscast . ( I'm not a fan as you can tell!)
There is a lot of love for this film but not from me . Perhaps I'm just too stupid to get it ?
Some films are to smart for their own good . This is one of them . The principal is great and the way it tries to tell the story is unique but how many people would it have lost along the way ? Plenty I imagine.
I followed this fairly well in the first hour but then I got confused as to what was real and what was the screenplay or the book ?
It's a shame because the performances are great . Nicholas Cage is excellent as is Chris Cooper . Meryl Streep is playing Meryl Streep as she always does and probably is miscast . ( I'm not a fan as you can tell!)
There is a lot of love for this film but not from me . Perhaps I'm just too stupid to get it ?