Charlie Kaufman’s brain needs to be studied. The first six minutes of Kaufman’s Speech at the BAFTA Awards, totally encapsulates this movie. He spends the first half of this film setting up all the things he thinks are technically “wrong” about screenwriting, and then, he spends the second half doing all those things. Awesome.
Yeah, you could say this movie is pretentious or self indulgent, but it knows it is, and it’s better for it. Thank you, Charlie Kaufman. I gotta watch Synecdoche next.
Interesting movie, lots of Chekhov’s gun type moments, and cool action scenes. It had the makings of something really good, but got a little convoluted in places, and performances/characters weakened it. The casting choices were all over the place, and, weirdly, Jon Bernthal was the only casting choice that felt okay. Even J.K. Simmons’ didn’t excel in his role, though the script didn’t do him any favors. Not sure if the thematic arc of this movie was to convince us to treat autistic children harshly, or if it’s about family/relationships, but overall, it was still a fun watch.
This would have been so dope to see in theaters. Gotta love giant monkeys and lizards wrecking shit.
