I’ve been meaning to write something about Adaptation since seeing it a couple weeks ago with Spencer and Chris, but I’ve been having trouble distilling my thoughts on the film into something at all comprehensible. Before seeing it, I told Spencer (who wanted to know what to expect) that I thought it would probably be weird and amusing, if nothing else, and I think that holds true. It was, if nothing else, weird and amusing - but I admit to being a little disappointed. While I understand why the film shifts as it does maybe two thirds of the way through, I still didn’t like that it did; the fact that the audience is sympathetic to the Herculean task to which the writer comes face to face doesn’t make his failure when finally meeting it any more enjoyable to sit through. Overall, Adaptation undeniably has its moments - I nearly laughed the overpriced cola directly out of my nose, buckeroos and buckerettes, throughout the first portion of the film, and I can definitely say that it left me with an unqualified desire to read The Orchid Thief. It’s just a shame that the weakest portion of the movie comes after all the good parts have faded from immediate memory and looking at one’s watch becomes the most enthralling option available. All in all, I guess I’d say see it, especially if you happen to have a fondness for Being John Malkovich that might make you inclined to be forgiving toward Adapation’s flaws.