Color Me Kubrick

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Color Me Kubrick

Released Mar 23, 2007

1h 26m

Comedy

Drama

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Audacious con man Alan Conway (John Malkovich) pushes the art of deception to a new level through his impersonation of famously reclusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Despite bearing no physical resemblance to Kubrick, and being unfamiliar with his films, Conway manages to fool everyone he meets into thinking they are having a brush with greatness.

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Critics Consensus

Colour Me Kubrick has a fascinating premise, but provides little insight into Kubrick and the man who impersonated him.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Malkovich captures not only the nuttiness of Conway, with his smorgasbord of foreign-sounding accents, but also his pathos.

Rated: B+

Apr 9, 2007

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Not only is there nothing there, the nothingness is a complete bore. When a film's highpoint is a soundtrack that relies heavily on other soundtracks, you've got problems.

Rated: D

Apr 1, 2007

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

The irony of Color Me Kubrick is that the visual tricks merely serve as a backdrop for Malkovich's inspired high-wire performance.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 1, 2007

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

Color Me Kubrick is not without its wacky charms principally driven by John Malkovich's contortions as Conway.

Feb 3, 2020

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

It's simply not a movie, not as it stands. It's a five-minute demo reel stretched to feature length.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 27, 2007

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Any picture featuring a sped-up version of the "William Tell Overture" is so drunk on its own whimsy that it most likely sucks with a dedicated vigour.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 26, 2007

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Tic Toc M

I thought this movie was hilarious. It's for fans of Kubrick. Most people who are giving this bad reviews - including at least one of the actual "real" reviewers who seemingly has never seen "A Clockwork Orange" and so the reference to it goes sailing over his head! - are giving it bad reviews because I don't think they know much about the guy. The accents thing is part of the actual guy that Malkovich is playing, he's not just doing it to try something avant garde or something. There might be some homophobia in these low ratings as well, on top of the fact that Malkovich doesn't exactly play a "heroic" character. It's not a "great" movie, but I laughed, I stayed engaged, and it's only 85 minutes. Every time he tells someone he's Stanley Kubrick, the look on their faces is priceless. I'll take this any day of the week over a Marvel movie, lol.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Dena J

Excellent film, a must see about a scam artitist posing as Stanley Kubrick. John Malkovich is awkwardly funny and captivating as the con artist convincing people from all walks of life that he is the great director. He travels meeting people and flattering them with his presence and promising to make their dreams come true. The soundtrack takes a strong part in this film as well taking music from Kubricks films and using them to enhance moments and forward the plot. John Malkovich gives a stellular performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/22

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nilufer e

If I didn't like John Malkovich I wouldn't bother finishing this boring movie. This was a horrible prototype of a con movie. Even though there wasn't much going on the part that was, was incredibly dull.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An intrinsically bizaare choice of movie for Malkovich about a man who allegedly pretended to be Stanley Kubrick and reaped the benefits of doing so.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

A dirtball comedy about a lifelong con-artist. Catchy and quotable, and filled with sleazy whimsy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

This movie has a few funny moments, and Malkovich tries all that he can to add depth to his character. Unfortunately, the bad writing and messy direction make this movie no more than a watchable mediocrity.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Brian W. Cook

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Synopsis

Audacious con man Alan Conway (John Malkovich) pushes the art of deception to a new level through his impersonation of famously reclusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Despite bearing no physical resemblance to Kubrick, and being unfamiliar with his films, Conway manages to fool everyone he meets into thinking they are having a brush with greatness.

Director: Brian W. Cook
Producer: Brian W. Cook, Michael Fitzgerald
Screenwriter: Anthony Frewin
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: EuropaCorp, First Choice Films, Isle of Man Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.7K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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