(Rated R, 96 mins.)
From the makers of the wild and wonderful “Being John Malkovich” comes the story told in flashback of Lila Jute (Patricia Arquette), a suspected murdering author with a hormonal problem that changed her life from the age of 12. Since, this nature lover, at the advice of her electrolysis (Rosie Perez) falls for Nathan (Tim Robbins) an ape-hating-still-a-virgin-scientist with a fork fetish whom for certain reasons (we won’t divulge), makes them perfect for each other. You with me so far? I didn’t think so. Enter Puff (Rhys Ifans) as a man raised by apes. When Nathan finds him, he studies and trains Puff from table manners to fine wine until he’s created a nightmare. The moral of the story is that there’s a fine line between animal behavior and human nature while the language of love is sometimes better than any words can convey. Arquette, Ifans and Robbins demonstrate their own animal magnetism with their underlying anxiety about identity meets flesh. Their over the top acting skills prove this wild tale can sustain all 96 minutes.
