Trailer Review: The Great Buck Howard

Posted by Paul Clark


For an actor who projects such a reptilian intelligence, it’s sort of amazing how wonderful John Malkovich is at playing oblivious boobs. The Great Buck Howard, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, doesn’t look like much of a movie, but Malkovich looks pretty delightful. Combining the puffed-up self-promotion of his Colour Me Kubrick performance with the addled mien of his later scenes in Being John Malkovich, Malkovich comes off quite well in this otherwise mediocre trailer, managing to soar above even a silly double-entendre at the end. Hopefully, there will be more to Buck Howard than a series of celebrity encounters (I’m guessing there will be), but no matter how it turns out, Malkovich should be a hoot. Also, Emily Blunt’s in it (something you wouldn’t know from the trailer), so her presence will help.


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