Review of Adaptation. (2002) by Luis O — 29 May 2010
There have been plenty of films about the shape-shifting, incomprehensible process of writing, but not until "Adaptation" had any of them been as shape-shifting and incomprehensible as the art form itself.
Modern genius Charlie Kaufman â?? with an assist from his imaginary twin brother Donald (wink wink) â?? dives headlong into his own head as he (played by Nicolas Cage) attempts to adapt a book about a crazy flower fanatic (Chris Cooper).
Cage is excellent not only as the lovable loser, but also as his brother, and director Spike Jonze does a terrific job of integrating both characters into frame with each other. The star of the film is still Mr.
Kaufman, whose self-referential screenplay is a droll, maddening, at times cynical but utterly profound glimpse at the mind of the writer, the creative process, and a testament to art that does not follow standard principles.
In a word: brilliant. Bloody brilliant.
This review of Adaptation. (2002) was written by Luis O on 29 May 2010.
Adaptation. has generally received very positive reviews.
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