Review of Being John Malkovich (1999) by Larissa N — 29 May 2012

One very strange but totally awesome movie!

"malkovich malkovich malkovich malkovich... malkovich malkovich? malkovich!" rofl (have to see the scene to understand).

This review of Being John Malkovich (1999) was written by Larissa N on 29 May 2012.

Being John Malkovich has generally received very positive reviews.

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