Adaptation




Directed by Spike Jonze
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
Novel "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean
Rated R for Language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images

Cast:

Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman

Chris Cooper as John Laroche
Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean
Cara Seymour as Amelia Kavan
Tilda Swinton as Valerie Thomas
Ron Livingston as Marty Bowen
Brian Cox as Robert McKee
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Caroline Cunningham
Judy Greer as Alice the waitress
Curtis Hanson as Orlean's Husband


Charlie Kaufman is having trouble adapting a book, "The Orchid Thief", to a screenplay for a big budget movie. Soon he turns to his less experienced brother, Donald, for help on completing the assignment. Soon he finds that he is writing himself into the screenplay which is the one thing you should never do and leads to a serious of strange events.


This was a pretty good movie, the acting and directing are great but the script seems to be a very slow moving. Cage is fantastic in his role playing two parts. Definitely one to see if you have the time to watch it.

Rating: 3 1/2 of 5 stars

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