This is a movie full of symbolism and satire. A movie called "Human Nature" starts and ends with two little white rats, for example. We are examining 3 characters: a woman that looks like a monkey, a man that is raised as a monkey and a man that was raised as a man (table manners and everything) by his parents. All hell breaks loose when they interact due to their human nature.
I have seen "Adaptation" and "Being John Malkovich" and enjoyed them tremendously, but this movie failed to capture my mind and heart. Maybe it was the ridiculous hearings that the three characters were subjected to, or maybe it's because I have a great respect for Tim Robbins and my expectations were very high.
It is harder and harder to grade movies. I will grade them by the degree of satisfaction at the end of each. This one gets a 6 and while there are movies that I graded higher and are not better, I cannot in good conscience raise the mark.
I have seen "Adaptation" and "Being John Malkovich" and enjoyed them tremendously, but this movie failed to capture my mind and heart. Maybe it was the ridiculous hearings that the three characters were subjected to, or maybe it's because I have a great respect for Tim Robbins and my expectations were very high.
It is harder and harder to grade movies. I will grade them by the degree of satisfaction at the end of each. This one gets a 6 and while there are movies that I graded higher and are not better, I cannot in good conscience raise the mark.