No Country For Smart Men. Everyone in this movie reacts to what's happening around them with no idea what's happening around them, a lot of times even the viewer is left out of the loop until a sly reveal shows us that what we thought we knew, we didn't know, and it's not even that big a deal.
This is not so much a caper as it is a voyeuristic exercise in happenstance. Why was he really fired? Who left what they found? Is it nearly as important as they think it is?
Regarding my first line, a lot of critics have called the people in this movie dumb, but really they arne't. They're all just way in over their heads, outside of their element, except for the Malkovich character (wonderfully portrayed by the way), who, if he were any other character in this film, would have figured out what was happening in the blink of an eye. Instead he's jerked around by the rest of the characters simply because they have control over him, whether it be romantic or work related.
This is a funny movie, thought it's not a great comedy. And it's not a great drama though it is effortlessly engaging. It's just a great story that unfolds before you and makes you wish you could just grab a character, any character, and tell them what's going on.
There is a massive "Holy Shit" moment that had me smiling ear to ear for almost 5 minutes and I loved the way they wrapped it up. No need to investigate why what happened happened, just let it be and let it be done with.
The cast is a tour de force, people so full of themselves that if they drifted in and out of our world we would indeed hate them, luckily for us we get to see the them that exists in private. People who have no clue are a bore to interact with, but real fuckin fun to watch.
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