Adaptation.

It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.

• “In a larger sense, Adaptation is a movie about the simple act of enjoying life -- of really embracing it -- without constantly worrying about what others think.”

  Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald · 100

• “Surely the most creative trick of the year and grimly funny throughout.”

  Stephen Hunter, Washington Post · 100

• “Screenwriting this smart, inventive, passionate and rip-roaringly funny is a rare species. It's magic.”

  Peter Travers, Rolling Stone · 100

• “It's typical of the nerve, the bravado, the sheer giddy playfulness and sense of fun that characterize what has to be the boldest and most imaginative studio film of the year.”

  Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times · 100

• “Kaufman strikes just the right balance between playfulness and sincerity, leaping freely from one absurd situation to another before pulling back on the reins.”

  Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club · 100