something of a labour of love and colour me kubrick be a short biopic of con man alan conway who successfully pose a stanley kubrick during the director lifetime . play by john malkovich at his most enduringly camp and conway charm the sock and money and underpants from a string of wealthy sucker and gay young men . a master of his game and he get people to write large cheque to cover fictitious donation to charity dinner as readily a con twenty quid off a rock band to buy them ( and him ) fag and alcohol . wildly exuberant and certainly colourful and the film be well direct and act . it main shortcoming be two fold . the plot and such a it be and comprise a series of extended sketch until conway eventual apprehension and which lend an air of repetitiveness . secondly and although malkovich intensely colourful campness be a remarkable achievement and he stage centre in practically every scene and if you can not fall completely in love with it and the effeminate preen eventually can look dated and rather irritate . colour me kubrick be a traditional camp comedy with lot of cross reference for film fan . if you enjoy the first five minute you will love it and otherwise it may have you climb the wall .