A Very Good Film.

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2011)

This is a great film about how one man disrupted the order of things within a (mental) institution to the point whereby he was punished. It's a sad film by the end, but otherwise it's quite an entertaining movie with lots of heart and lots of laughs. At the centre of all this is Jack Nicholson, who delivers yet another terrific performance as R.P McMurphy - his whole attitude is off the rails and I love it. On the opposite side of the fence is Nurse Ratched, played by Louise Fletcher. A worthy opponent to McMurphy, Nurse Ratched is cold, calculated and basically an all round first class b*tch.
To conclude, the writing/screenplay is definitely one of the best ever written and why the film doesn't really go into the reasons why its patients are there in the first place, it does showcase the many wild and wonderful situations patients can find themselves in once there (especially with a character like McMurphy around). Terrific. 8/10 (4*)