Great Film Making!

Rating: 10/10 (17 August 2005)

One Flew over the cuckoo's nest is a perfect example of great film-making. Milos Forman directs this story of a Randall McMurphy(Nicholson), a man who fakes being insane to avoid going to jail. But he is faced with a problem in the mental hospital and is always clashing with the head nurse (Louise Fletcher). The story is very touching and at times extremely funny. With awesome direction and a flawless screenplay, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Sydney Lassick and Christopher Lloyd also give very good supporting performances, especially Dourif who plays a young unconfident stuttering patient. Overall there is little to be said about this film that has not been said before, but it is near perfect in every sense, and plays a great message as well as a very interesting story. Its Nicholson at his very best. 10/10