Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. Writer-director Sean McGinley based his title character on the Amazing Kreskin, and it provides a suitable mainstream vehicle for Malkovich's bruised aloofness.
2. The Great Buck Howard is an agreeable show business satire with a warm heart.
3. Slight but satisfying, The Great Buck Howard examines an over-the-hill performer with an objective eye that is borderline brutal. Yet this comedy softens the blow with laughs, heart and a lingering sense of mystery.
4. What Malkovich really needs are actors opposite him with a few more tricks up their sleeve.
5. John Malkovich plays the egomaniacal, washed-up magician so deliciously that the film gets lifted off its feet when he's on the screen.
6. Malkovich keeps Buck an enigma -- part fool, part unheralded genius -- and if the film moves in expected ways it also hits some subtle grace notes.
7. [Director] McGinly, working with a modest budget, balances the film's sense of mockery with its more somber moments and doesn't allow the story's considerable nostalgia and sentimentality to overwhelm it.
8. Under the direction of, say, Alexander Payne or David O. Russell, Malkovich might have flourished in a deeper, darker, more madcap version of the film.
9. The film is a small-scale charmer that provides a tailor-made role for Malkovich, who is always fun to watch.
10. The Great Buck Howard, a film of modest charms and scale, is brightly invigorated by John Malkovich's cheery and skewed embodiment of a small-time show biz mentalist.

What was the overall consensus about the movie?
By turns fluffy and biting, this show biz comedy is given girth by comic heavyweight John Malkovich and made all the more charming by Emily Blunt.
Här är några recensioner för en film: 1. Författare-regissören Sean McGinley baserade sin titelkaraktär på Amazing Kreskin, och det ger en lämplig mainstream fordon för Malkovichs blåslagna alofness. 2. The Great Buck Howard är en trevlig show business satir med ett varmt hjärta. 3. Lätt men tillfredsställande, The Great Buck Howard undersöker en over-the-hill artist med ett objektivt öga som är på gränsen brutal. Ändå mjukar denna komedi upp slaget med skratt, hjärta och en dröjande känsla av mystik. 4. Vad Malkovich verkligen behöver är skådespelare mitt emot honom med några fler trick i rockärmen. 5. John Malkovich spelar den egoistiska, uppspolade magikern så läckert att filmen lyfts av fötterna när han är på skärmen. 6. Malkovich håller Buck en gåta -- delvis dåre, delvis oherald geni -- och om filmen rör sig på förväntat sätt träffar den också några subtila gracilitetsnoter. 7. McGinly, som arbetar med en blygsam budget, balanserar filmens känsla av hån med dess mer sorgliga stunder och låter inte historiens betydande nostalgi och sentimentalitet överväldiga den. 8. Under ledning av, till exempel, Alexander Payne eller David O. Russell, kan Malkovich ha blomstrat i en djupare, mörkare, mer galen version av filmen. 9. Filmen är en småskalig charmör som ger en skräddarsydd roll åt Malkovich, som alltid är rolig att titta på. 10. Den store Buck Howard, en film av blygsam charm och skala, är starkt upplivad av John Malkovichs muntra och skev förkroppsligande av en liten tids show biz mentalist. Vad var det övergripande samförståndet om filmen?
Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. Author-director Sean McGinley based his title character on Amazing Kreskin, and it provides a suitable mainstream vehicle for Malkovich's bruised aloofness. 2. The Great Buck Howard is a nice show business satire with a warm heart. 3. Easy but satisfying, The Great Buck Howard examines an over-the-hill artist with an objective eye that is on the verge brutal. Yet this comedy softens the battle with laughter, heart and a lingering feeling of mystery. 4. What Malkovich really needs is actor across from him with a few more tricks up his sleeve. 5. John Malkovich plays the egotistical, washed-up magician so delicious that the film is lifted off his feet while on screen. 6. Malkovich holds Buck a riddle -- partly a fool, partly an unheralded genius -- and if the film moves in the expected way, it also hits some subtle grace notes. 7. McGinly, working on a modest budget, balances the film's sense of mockery with its more sad moments and does not allow the significant nostalgia and sentimentality of history to overwhelm it. 8. Under the guidance of, for example, Alexander Payne or David O. Russell, Malkovich may have flourished in a deeper, darker, more insane version of the film. 9. The film is a small-scale charmer that gives a tailor-made role to Malkovich, who is always fun to watch. 10. The great Buck Howard, a film of modest charm and scale, is strongly exhilarated by John Malkovich's cheerful and skewed embodiment of a small time show biz mentalist. What was the overall consensus on the film?
Av turn fluffig och bitande, denna show biz komedi ges omkrets av komiska tungviktaren John Malkovich och gjorde desto mer charmerande av Emily Blunt.
Of the turn fluffy and biting, this show biz comedy is given perimeter by comic heavyweight John Malkovich and made all the more charming by Emily Blunt.