Film2002115 min

Adaptation.

Name: Adaptation.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramaanimalsfresh & originalunsavourylinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting eviltroubled leads

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"From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich."

Boxlist takeA moving crime comedy, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

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