The first half of the movie is very good and then the movies takes a Cohe Brothersesque turn to the absurd. As with the Cohns Adaptation and some others (and I'm a major fan of the CB), when the writers ran into the brick wall not knowing where the story should go, they turned to the absurd and contrived the rest to the intelligent consumers utter disappointment. This movie will not last the test of time and its user rating will fade lower in time. Worth the watch just to learn how to finish a screenplay thats amazing but has yet for formulate a working ending... Just contrive the absurd and youll win an academy award.