It's just great.

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2006)

This movie is the ultimate legend of all movies, it's a true classic, this is the movie that changed everything. Made from the international bestseller by Ken Kesey this movie draws forward everything that is great in the book and gives it a little touch of more. Jack Nicholson appears here for the first time since he played in Roman Polanskis's "Chinatown", and he shows his finest performance yet, he is very convincing as the healthy/lunatic Randle Patrick McMurphy and his acting is close to perfection. Milos Forman's creation has to be praised as one of the best movies that has been made, his mixture of drama and comedy filled with very deep emotions make this movie a masterpiece of filmaking. This movie has a remarkable cast of actors like, Nicholson, Devito, Lloyd, Fletcher and Redfield and all these actors together are a winning formula. Many movies are made by a certain theme, some movies are drama and some movies are comedy. Somehow this movie has a touch of everything, the film is in all aspects funny, witty, heartfelt, disturbing, bizarre, dramatic and very realistic, the film drives on the mixed emotions of the characters and the audience. One of the greatest parts of this film is the music, the music, made by the genius Jack Nietzhe, just underlines the meaning of the film, it brings forth emotions that had otherwise been missed. It's a crucial part of the film and does the movie much good. This film shows us, like never before, the real lives of those who are locked inside a phychiatric institution, their lives are portrayed with utter realism. The way Milos Forman switches emotional gears is devastating, your laughing at some point in the movie and before you know you are suddenly crying. The characters of the book are great and they are very well portrayed by the actors in this film, Jack Nicholson's performance as McMurphy is simply one of the best that he - or any other actor- has ever delivered and other actors like Lloyd and Devito do a fantastic job. The greatness of the acting in this film lies in the very unlike acting of the actors, they each play a character that face different mental problems and these characters aren't the normal patients you see in other movies.
When you watch this film you lose track of the time and your whereabouts, the only thing that matters is the film and the characters. Time flies and before you know it, the movie is over and you sit there totally paralyzed, a deep sadness over the dramatical ending is within you and at the same time a great joy over seeing the picture. You view the film and it has an extraordinary impact, you will be mesmerized, entertained and deeply affected. It's art of the highest order! Milos Forman, like Stanley Kubrick led us into a new era of filmaking, they made movies that had great impact on the lives of the people who saw them, I would definitely say that this movie is one of the greatest movie of all times and it has had a big impact on the viewers that have seen it and it has made a path that many modern films today follow. Forman, I salute you.