Essential Jack

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2004)

Milos Forman's immortal "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is the stunning story of Randle P. McMurphy, a convict who feigns insanity to escape the work farm. Full of mischievous vitality, McMurphy becomes a hero to his fellow mental patients and a bane to the institution's administration, particularly one Nurse Ratched.
The film is a brilliant portrayal of tragedy and redemption. Jack Nicholson's performance as McMurphy is simply one of the best that he - or any other actor- has ever delivered. Louise Fletcher's work as the controlling, vicious Nurse Ratched is unforgettable, as is Will Sampson's turn as the stoic Chief.