Review of Being John Malkovich (1999) by Ji-Young K — 17 Oct 2011

Disturbing..this movie compensates for its absence of coherence with its originality..very entertaining.

This review of Being John Malkovich (1999) was written by Ji-Young K on 17 Oct 2011.

Being John Malkovich has generally received very positive reviews.

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