10-09-2009, 07:38 PM
> Did you even bother to look at the other films of Spike
> Jonze's, which he actually DIRECTED, and not just
> produced?
(...and wrote.)
Yes. I've seen both Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. Adaptation was boring. Being John Malkovich was vaguely interesting, but lacked characterization and the third act was gutted. The original script for Malkovich was far better than the movie and it was beyond his meager talent to translate it to the screen.
He has no directorial style. He has big ideas and no follow through. Even his music videos start off well and end with something lame and dull.
Nevertheless, I'm still waiting for the reviews to come in before I decide whether to drop my hard earned money on the movie. If the studio kept final cut away from him, it might be tolerable, even though he was allowed to work on the script.
> Jonze's, which he actually DIRECTED, and not just
> produced?
(...and wrote.)
Yes. I've seen both Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. Adaptation was boring. Being John Malkovich was vaguely interesting, but lacked characterization and the third act was gutted. The original script for Malkovich was far better than the movie and it was beyond his meager talent to translate it to the screen.
He has no directorial style. He has big ideas and no follow through. Even his music videos start off well and end with something lame and dull.
Nevertheless, I'm still waiting for the reviews to come in before I decide whether to drop my hard earned money on the movie. If the studio kept final cut away from him, it might be tolerable, even though he was allowed to work on the script.