Color Me Kubrick is an enjoyable little farce, based at least partially on fact.  John Malkovich plays Alan Conway, a strange alcoholic con artist who spends his free time pretending to be the recluse director Stanley Kubrick.  It is my understanding that Alan Conway was a real person, and that the movie is based on press accounts of his exploits. 

The film could have taken a number of directions with this material, focusing on his effect on the numerous victims of his scam, or perhaps deriving sympathy for a sad, lonely person who generally only manages to acquire free drinks or some male companionship.  Instead they chose to allow Malkovich to romp through scene after scene, clearly enjoying himself along the way.  His Alan Conway shows little knowledge of Kubrick's actual accomplishments, and adjusts his version of the director depending on what he thinks his audience wants to see.  Sometimes he is an aloof, quiet, mysterious individual.  At other times he is boastful and boisterous.  But at almost every turn both Conway and Malkovich spend their time smiling.

The plot is basically the same scene over and over: Conway sets his eyes on a new conquest, settles into his role as Kubrick, and waits to see how far he can take it.  Free drinks, free food, free sex...and on the rare occasion when he is tripped up, landing on his feet and moving on to his next rendezvous.

The film almost plays itself out too repetitively, but the witty dialog and minor characters keep the fun moving along, and Malkovich's hammy performance is a treat.  The movie never takes itself seriously, and neither should you, but overall its a fun way to spend an evening.  How many chances do you have to hobnob with a famous director?