movie poster for ADAPTATION

Flicks ID

10789

Cert

15

Running time

110 mins

Country

Format

DVD

ADAPTATION (2002)

SPIKE JONZE

Plot

Charlie Kaufman is a screen writer struggling to adapt Susan Orlean's best selling novel "The Orchid Thief". As he tries to get to grips with his work Charlie must also deal with his twin brother/alter ego(?) Donald, a problem compounded by the gradual but seamless blending of reality and fiction. A surreal tale which defies the imagination of us mere mortals, Adaptation is an intelligent, crackingly performed, hilarious and perceptive flick, Spike Jonze's second feature lacks the "you what!!?" factor and darkness of 'Being John Malkovich', but make no mistake, it's still bloody genius.