However, her feelings toward Ulysses seem genuine. With an outlandish premise, like we have at the center of this film, it would’ve been easy for her role to descend into camp. Sexy, determined, and quirky…she is an absolute joy in this. While Ulysses is so innocent and childlike that you almost forget that it’s Malkovich. Peters is more like the stereotypical Malkovich role – fidgety, frustrated, and coming across like a zit that’s ready to pop at any moment. Not only does he show himself to be a very skilled comedic actor, but he perfectly balances two completely different characters. We all know that Malkovich is a great actor, but this is really only his fourth film…and his first comedy, at that. What ultimatley makes it work is the strength of the performances from the two leads. Right turns out to be a very sweet little movie. Once you get past the somewhat creepy idea that we’re dealing with a love story between a woman and a robot, Making Mr. Too bad he’s due to be shot into space in a few days. However, Ulysses has really started to have feelings for Frankie, and soon she finds she is feeling the same way. This includes him going on a date with another lab employee (Laurie Metcalf) who thinks he’s actually Dr. Jeff Peters (also Malkovich) is not so keen on the idea, but his employers force him to cooperate.Īs Frankie starts to connect with Ulysses, he becomes more and more curious and ends up taking a few excursions outside of the lab/compound where he was built.
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This includes her spending time with the android in order to making him a bit more likable and, quite frankly, more human.
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The film tells the story of Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) a PR professional who is hired to create a campaign around a new high-tech android called Ulysses (John Malkovich). The film was a hit, unfortunately Seidelman’s follow up was not as successful. By the time the film opened, Madonna mania had struck and Seidelman now had “the Madonna movie” on her hands…much to the frustration of the film’s real star, Rosanna Arquette, as rumors have suggested. She’s the filmmaker who had the good fortune of casting an up-and-coming singer named Madonna in her film Desperately Seeking Susan. For a time back in the 80’s, the hot name when it came to female directors was Susan Seidelman.