Adaptation. (2002)
9/10
very original, funny, realistic, and moving
26 March 2003
I accidently came across a short description of this movie, which sounded interesting, so I decided to check it out. There were only a couple of people in the theater. Not that strange, because this film hasn't had a large deal of attention in my country. On the contrary. But perhaps for the better, because perhaps that's why the content was so surprising. This really is a nice little gem, with an excellent performance by Nicolas Cage. This is exactly the kind of role I want to see him play (not, for instance, the character he played in the atrocious "Kiss of Death"). The sort of anti-hero. The other performances were also good. In particular, the Laroche character was very funny. I don't really fancy Meryl Streep. She always has the same expression on her face, and I cannot possibly relate or get emotionally attached to anything she says or does, unfortunately. She's a minor weak element in an otherwise great movie. Check it out, if you can.

Rating from the Dutch judge: 8 (out of 10).
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