Being John Malkovich was interesting enough that my sister (the one with the short attention span) actually finished the whole thing. The development of the story is kinda slow, but there's enough ambiguity to keep the audience hooked. John Cusack plays Craig, a struggling puppeteer and his wife Lotte (played by Cameron Diaz). Desperate for work, Craig applies for a job as a filer at an office located on the 7½ floor. The ceiling is so low, everyone walks around stooping. This is when things get interesting. Behind his filing cabinet, Craig discovers a portal into John Malkovich's mind. You enter the portal and you can sense whatever John Malkovich is experiencing. After 15 minutes, you get ejected at the Jersey turnpike.So, Craig and his lady colleague Maxine (Catherine Keener) gets this idea of charging people to "experience" John Malkovich for $200 a pop.
Things were all right until Lotte started "entering" John Malkovich, and Maxine would make passionate love to Lotte through Malkovich. Poor Malkovich! Craig got the hots for Maxine, but Maxine only has eyes for Lotte (only when she's inside Malkovich). Craig figures the only way he can make love to Maxine is if he becomes Malkovich, which he did. Eventually, he finds a way to take permanent control of Malkovich. So the puppeteer has found the ultimate puppet. Unknown to him, other people have the same idea. His boss is actually waiting for Malkovich's 44th birthday, then he and his friends are going to use Malkovich's body as their next vessel. With his (new) wife Maxine and their unborn baby kidnapped by his boss, Craig has no choice but to vacate the host. Turns out the baby wasn't even his. Maxine got impregnated when she was making love with Malkovich/Lotte, and the two of them eloped, leaving Craig all alone. Last scene of the movie shows Maxine and Lotte in the public swimming pools with their daughter Emily, and Craig watching them helplessly through their daughter's eyes.
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