this be an ugly little film in every respect . story and character and execution and performance be all unpleasantly display in a film that remain leaden from start to finish . it open abruptly with alan conway and an alcoholic and fashion challenge gay man assume the identity of uber famous but reclusive director stanley kubrick . this masquerade manage to induce drink and entry and money and sex from awestruck stranger . he fortunate most of the time not to be expose since he do little research to pull off his deception and in one instance be unmasked when he accept credit for a film most people know he do not make . a the dissolute conway and john malkovich be too affected to be effective . his over the top flaming performance border on a nauseating stereotype . it a if he be an outrageously gay man be john malkovich . the one lone conceit that show a semblance of some wit in this film be the utilization of kubrick famous score to accompany conway on his journey . it fun and a moment of light parody that be quickly bury under the mean spirit action of the lead and misery of his powerless victim that permeate this unctuous work .