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It is films like these that discourage directors from attempting pathic moments. This film relies on the audience to be so starved of 'positive' representations of queer that they will accept any product, no matter how inferior. Still, some of the boys are hot, and they show a bit more skin than in mainstream narrative cinema. So, if you can choke down or ignore the sticky sweet sentimentality it's not an unamusing way to kill however long it is.

This is not the greatest movie I have ever seen. But I could not tell you why. I have a friend who explains it as "It has everything I have ever liked ever in it." This is certainly true. This movie is one of the smartest, funniest, best, exceptional, outstanding films I have ever seen. I have seen a lot of films. It is difficult to explain, it has so much, monkeys, John Cusack, puppets, visions of hell, visions of heaven, swimming, the New Jersey Turnpike, Brad Pitt, oh yeah, and that crazy amazing genius brilliant wacky guy John Malkovich. He's in it a bit. I loved him in that jewel-thief movie. See this movie. See it now. If you've seen it, see it again, I will be there, with my John Malkovich mask and nametag that says "Hello My name is John Malkovich". I swear I don't usually obsess about movies this way. This one is special.