Kaufman is one of the best screenwriters in the world. He makes these original and crazy stories and scripts work by just adding his own human touch. Cage is beyonf anything I have ever seen before and Cooper deserved the Oscar. Streep gave a subtly depressing and hilarious performance. The whole film is beautifully done by Mr. Jonze. A must-see. Helped with my screenwriting also.

What in the beginning seems to be an interesting experiment, quickly turns into an obnoxious piece of pretentious Charlie Kaufman cinema. Had it been thirty minutes shorter, it might have worked.

boring to death

If you enjoy this, I'd also recommend Deconstructing Harry (1997), Stranger Than Fiction (2006), and Synecdoche, New York (2008).

At first the bizarre ending turned me off this film but once I realized the brilliance of it and the fact that a fictional character was actually nominated for an Oscar, I was sold. Proof that Nicholas Cage actually can act.

Odd film, but memorable and ambitious.

makes you think!

Jonze and Kaufman's acclaimed metafilm about writer's block is brimming with good-to-great performances. It's unfortunate that these performances are tucked away in a messy film that grasps at profundity despite having no unique voice with which to convey itself. As is the case with Kaufman's scripts in general, he attempts to obfuscate the viewer to cover his shortcomings as a storyteller. Not a bad film by any means, but hardly the essential work many portray it as.

Quirky as pretty much all Kaufman films, it feels somewhat lacking.

Hilarious and engaging. The film equivalent of taking a sharpie to the fourth wall.

Quirky film with brilliant script by Charlie Kaufman. The film is thoroughly entertaining, a thought-provoking meditation on the art of fiction itself. Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper steal the show, and this is one of the few movies where I can actually tolerate Nicholas Cage.

Awesome moive. It reminds me way too much of myself.