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Title: Being Charlie Kaufman
Review: "Adaptation" is a sorta-kinda sequel to "Being John Malkovich," an odd and intriguing movie by the same director, Spike Jonze. In this movie, the screenwriter who wrote BJM, Charlie Kaufman, is trying to write a filmscript based on a non-fiction book about a man who removes rare orchids from nature preserves. But Charlie is stuck, so he turns to writing about himself. Eventually, you realize that the movie Charlie is struggling to create is the movie you're watching!This is an interesting concept, and the actors do their best to make it work. And it does ... sorta. However, its self-referential nature and choppy storyline make it difficult to follow at times, and in the end "Adaptation" winds up feeling kind of hollow ... a movie about itself. Definitely worth watching, but it's not the masterpiece that some reviewers have proclaimed it to be. As long as you're not expecting too much, check it out and just go along for the ride!
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