"The script evinces no interest in the psychology of its main character." - Robert Keser

Seems like someone Herzog would make a film about. Difference is that Herzog would make it interesting beyond the opening third.

Slow but interesting.

No subtlety and no real humor. Just a lot of references to Kubrick's films and an oddly tedious narrative.

Have to agree with the other comments that the first third is interesting, but after that it doesn't really offer anything new. The few places where they have the actors addressing the camera feel very out of place.

The opening sequences are great but 30 minutes later it burns out and turns into mediocre film, even the outstanding performance by Malcovich cannot stop it.

Boring

im a big fan of both kubrick and malkovich, this is just plain awful tho

Great film.

Great concept, poor execution. If not for the presence of John Malkovich this film would be an absolute waste. As it is, it's a decent comedy that drags in the middle and completely runs out of gas towards the end.

It starts out great, but the material runs out in half an hour and it turns into a slow, boring, uninteresting film.

Tedious. It's a one-note idea that runs dry pretty quickly, and the only truly remarkable aspect of the entire production is John Malkovich. I found myself annoyed by all the blatant tongue-in-cheek references to Kubrick's filmography.

besides remaining short of breath story wise, the art direction is very overwhelming. casting is great, loved to see those little material details here or there that made malkovich's character one of a kind. if anything, he is not ordinary looking, nor average height!

I've got great expectations for this film, but the execution was surprisingly lame. Malkovich is a good actor. I just don't understand why they choose that "out of color" scenes and way to shoot them. Pacing and the structure of the story fails greatly. It's shame, since the story could be worth to tell.