Rating: 
Summary: Complete garbage...
Review: This movie is unbelievably awful. Avoid at all costs. Even Herzog's similarly-themed Kasper Houser is better than this, and that's not saying much. At all. And to make matters worse, why in the heck did they have to pretend it took place in New York, when it was clearly downtown L.A. (aka, the 9th Cricle of Hell... on Earth).
Rating: 
Summary: Funny, weird satire
Review: This movie was weird... no way around that. You have a neurotic doctor, who is obsessed with table etiquette (his newest experiment is teaching mice table manners), a hairy woman, her electolysist, an ape man, and a fake French girl... what an ensemble! Lyla was my favorite character in the movie... it was just too funny to see her shaving her whole body in the bathroom. I was sad when she decided to change for the crazy doctor! I thought Puff was hilarious--he did a great job playing the ape man! The whole story line was laugh-out-loud funny, but from the very beginning you could sense the message about the ridiculousness of human nature. This movie was making a statement, through all of the weird antics of the characters.
Rating:
Summary: Funny, weird satire
Review: This movie was weird... no way around that. You have a neurotic doctor, who is obsessed with table etiquette (his newest experiment is teaching mice table manners), a hairy woman, her electolysist, an ape man, and a fake French girl... what an ensemble! Lyla was my favorite character in the movie... it was just too funny to see her shaving her whole body in the bathroom. I was sad when she decided to change for the crazy doctor! I thought Puff was hilarious--he did a great job playing the ape man! The whole story line was laugh-out-loud funny, but from the very beginning you could sense the message about the ridiculousness of human nature. This movie was making a statement, through all of the weird antics of the characters.
Rating: 
Summary: Strange but fantastic
Review: This was a completely unheard of movie from what I know, though it starred Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette and Rhys Ifans (of "Notting Hill" and "The Replacements"). It's a strange story of "human nature" with some hilarious bits, some extremely strange situations, and bases ALL human nature on man's urge to fornicate. (which is probably somewhat true, why do we write books, invent things, have jobs, etc?). The main characters are Lila, Nathan and Puff. All of whom have their little intricacies. Lila (played by Arquette) is a former circus freak/nature writer, who's got a hormone problem that makes her hairy all over her body. Nathan (Robbins) is a scientist with an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with regards to manners. Puff (Ifans) is a man raised by apes, or more specifically, andother man who THOUGHT he was an ape. The story then works to become a love triangle, or rectangle as it may be, as well as a quirky tale of Nature versus Nurture. It's a VERY Spike Jonez feeling production and has quirkiness similar to that of Being John Malkovich, but it's a little BETTER in that it's more receptive to a larger audience. There are some genuninely funny scenes and lines, but if you'd like to hear them or know them, you'll have to check out the movie. If you liked Being John Malkovich, you should like this movie as it's got a comparable level of quirkiness to it yet remains comically sensible. I haven't shown this movie to someone I've met who hasn't liked it, though I've noticed some terrible reviews for it. If you're not sure, check it out. It looks like you'll either love it or hate it. At least it provokes some feeling either way.
Rating:
Summary: Strange but fantastic
Review: This was a completely unheard of movie from what I know, though it starred Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette and Rhys Ifans (of "Notting Hill" and "The Replacements"). It's a strange story of "human nature" with some hilarious bits, some extremely strange situations, and bases ALL human nature on man's urge to fornicate. (which is probably somewhat true, why do we write books, invent things, have jobs, etc?). The main characters are Lila, Nathan and Puff. All of whom have their little intricacies. Lila (played by Arquette) is a former circus freak/nature writer, who's got a hormone problem that makes her hairy all over her body. Nathan (Robbins) is a scientist with an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with regards to manners. Puff (Ifans) is a man raised by apes, or more specifically, andother man who THOUGHT he was an ape. The story then works to become a love triangle, or rectangle as it may be, as well as a quirky tale of Nature versus Nurture. It's a VERY Spike Jonez feeling production and has quirkiness similar to that of Being John Malkovich, but it's a little BETTER in that it's more receptive to a larger audience. There are some genuninely funny scenes and lines, but if you'd like to hear them or know them, you'll have to check out the movie. If you liked Being John Malkovich, you should like this movie as it's got a comparable level of quirkiness to it yet remains comically sensible. I haven't shown this movie to someone I've met who hasn't liked it, though I've noticed some terrible reviews for it. If you're not sure, check it out. It looks like you'll either love it or hate it. At least it provokes some feeling either way.
Rating:
Summary: Strange but fantastic
Review: This was a completely unheard of movie from what I know, though it starred Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette and Rhys Ifans (of "Notting Hill" and "The Replacements"). It's a strange story of "human nature" with some hilarious bits, some extremely strange situations, and bases ALL human nature on man's urge to fornicate. (which is probably somewhat true, why do we write books, invent things, have jobs, etc?). The main characters are Lila, Nathan and Puff. All of whom have their little intricacies. Lila (played by Arquette) is a former circus freak/nature writer, who's got a hormone problem that makes her hairy all over her body. Nathan (Robbins) is a scientist with an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with regards to manners. Puff (Ifans) is a man raised by apes, or more specifically, andother man who THOUGHT he was an ape. The story then works to become a love triangle, or rectangle as it may be, as well as a quirky tale of Nature versus Nurture. It's a VERY Spike Jonez feeling production and has quirkiness similar to that of Being John Malkovich, but it's a little BETTER in that it's more receptive to a larger audience. There are some genuninely funny scenes and lines, but if you'd like to hear them or know them, you'll have to check out the movie. If you liked Being John Malkovich, you should like this movie as it's got a comparable level of quirkiness to it yet remains comically sensible. I haven't shown this movie to someone I've met who hasn't liked it, though I've noticed some terrible reviews for it. If you're not sure, check it out. It looks like you'll either love it or hate it. At least it provokes some feeling either way.
Rating: 
Summary: Entertaining
Review: This was an entertaing film, with some interesting themes. Definitely original, and quirky. I liked it. not as good as Being John..don't know about Adaptation yet.
Rating:
Summary: Must See!
Review: While Hollywood continues to pump out uninteresting, action packed, technologically expensive fodder....movies that do nothing for you but leave you lighter in the pocketbook.........there comes along a group of directors who challenge the way you view films and think about them. Michel Gondry is one of them. He is a very creative director with tons of music videos to his credit. He has done music videos for artists such as Radiohead, Bjork, and Cibo Matto. If you've ever seen any of his work, you will know what I am referring to. He does not come up short with this film. If you enjoy watching films that entertain the mind, this film is a must see. I have been waiting a long time to see Human Nature and it was well worth the wait. This is instantly one of my favorite films. Rent it or buy it when you have the chance. --Other films that I recommend: 1. One Hour Photo by Mark Romanek -2. CQ by Roman Coppola -3. Sexy Beast by Jonathan Glazer -4. The Virgin Suicides by Sophia Coppola - & 5. Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly
Rating:
Summary: devoid of dvd extras, but worthwhile viewing nonetheless
Review: Written by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich), this film about a love rectangle is as quirky and insightful as one would hope. With Patricia Arquette as a circus freak/nature writer, Tim Robbins as a researcher scarred by his childhood, Rhys Ifans as a young man raised as an ape, and Miranda Otto as a French lab assistant with a secret, this is a well-acted well-paced oddity that nevertheless makes consistently interesting observations about human nature. If you enjoyed other films written by Kaufman, you will most likely enjoy this film, which is a bit quirkier but less bizarre than Malkovich.
DVD extras are: a trailer -- that's it! The film can be heard in English or French with optional English subtitles. Another worthwhile movie from the mind of Kaufman.
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