John Cusack: 5 Awesome Performances And 5 That Sucked
3. Craig Schwartz - Being John Malkovich
At the centre of Spike Jonze's singularity brilliant picture - aside from a grandstanding John Malkovich, naturally - is a downtrodden and jittery performance from Cusack. Almost unrecognisable in this role, the usually fresh faced actor dons unfashionble specs, bunched back greasy hair and an iffy wardrobe to really come alive as failing puppeteer Craig Schwartz. The result is a character driven by desire, disdain towards his marriage and a mission to right make everything better by fully inhabiting the mind of the film's titular icon. Inspired.
Shaun is a former contributor for a number of Future Publishing titles and more recently worked as a staffer at Imagine Publishing.
He can now be found banking in the daytime and writing a variety of articles for What Culture, namely around his favourite topics of film, retro gaming, music, TV and, when he's feeling clever, literature.
