# Being John Malkovich--still relevant 6 years later? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-john-malkovich-still-relevant-6-years-later/363708 "2006-07-09T05:50:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-john-malkovich-still-relevant-6-years-later/363708/21 "2006-07-10T03:17:03Z")
I’ll bet it’s a relevant example to people looking for a low-overhead business opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-john-malkovich-still-relevant-6-years-later/363708/22 "2006-07-10T06:11:33Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] And I only saw “Being John Malcovich” once, when it first came out. It may or may not hold up as a film. But at the time I thought it was a fascinating example of movie science fiction. _[snip]_ BJM wasn’t the best movie ever made or anything. It was original, though, in its exploration of a universal theme, but that originality had nothing to do with it starring a real star. It was all in the writing. For me, that’s a big deal, and enough to make a movie worthy. [/QUOTE] I agree with this, and most of the post, except that I didn’t think The Truman Show was that good. I loved BJM when I saw it (twice, both in the theater), as a rare widely-distributed film that dared to have such bizarre concepts. I also thought the performances from all the actors were excellent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-john-malkovich-still-relevant-6-years-later/363708.md?page=1)