Girls will like it, I guess

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2000)

This chick-flick remake of One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest does not live up to the hype it is presented with. It barely lives, but not completely. It is supported by the two actresses- Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie (Jolie got an Oscar nod for her performance) who work great together as patients in a mental home in the late 60's. Funny at points, dramatic (maybe too dramatic) and poignant, this film is good, but don't expect a Cukoo's nest. Why? Because the main character Susanna (Ryder) doesn't hole the same embodyment and character that Jack Nicholson did. Still, it isn't as bad a some people might make you think. I'm sure guys who watch this film with their girlfriends will not be pleased by it, but their girls will be. One of the best menatl home films ever, nevertheless. A-