Adaptation.

Um brinquedo de filme inteligente, em que tudo anda a todo o vapor, mas o seu tema extraordinário parece ainda não estar terminado no final. Não funciona em algum lugar. E é difícil dizer onde. (14/08/2003)

A loopy movie from the pen of Kaufmann. And this time about himself. Alternative title: How to write a movie about a book adaptation while using all possible “Hollywood" clichés. I’m just interested in what kind of guy Charlie is in real life. The only thing lacking is “loopier" directing, because Jonze’s is just too ordinary and unimaginative. This style just isn’t suited to Kaufman’s things at all (Gondry is the one). I consider this to be the third best movie that he wrote the screenplay to. P.S. It’s well worth waiting for the credits to end. (11/08/2004)

A work of genius where Charlie Kaufman proves his a screenwriting god (and forces me to soon rewatch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which for some reason I didn’t like too much the first time), and with Nicholas Cage delivering a great double performance. Perhaps, it could have had someone bolder behind the camera, though Spike Jonze doesn’t add or take anything from the amazing script. Adaptation is a great film that I unfairly avoided for a long time. (12/09/2010)

An interesting existential probe among a specific breed of emotional and life failures, but in essence it is a similar social experiment to the likes of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In other words, a very bizarre film where you have nothing to like and only shrug in appreciation of the sophisticated script, the editing and the acting. (18/10/2016)

Charlie Kaufmann wrote a script that you simply won't see anywhere else. This is such a special piece of work that you will just stare at what you are watching. But you might stare even harder at the fact that it all makes sense, even if it's taken to a whole new dimension. Reality and cinema intertwine incredibly, thanks to the great actors led by Nicolas Cage. (18/05/2016)