if you don't like this movie you are crazier than they are

Rating: 9/10 (4 December 2011)

i saw the last half of this movie years and years ago and didn't understand it... its a complex and compelling character driven drama that takes place for the most part in the plainly lit and shot angular world of a mental hospital... i was 8... nowadays i not only saw the film start to finish i could look at it as an aspiring film maker with a fresh appreciation for not only the powerful immortal characterizations portrayed but the brilliantly simple camera work. like i said the movie takes place in a hospital so the characters don't have far to run (the less disabled characters anyway some never move) instead the cameras job is simply to stay put and record the subtleties and nuances of each actors screen time... nothing more nothing less... the lighting is simple hospital lights daylight or dimly lit night... the technical aspects of the film are there to frame the acting not to dazzle or distract the audience... the acting is superb powerful and Oscar worthy... also worth mention is the fact i nearly died when i realized danny devito was in this movie... many actors i didn't realize were in this deliver some of the better characters notably christopher lloyd and brad douriff i wont say much of the story except that its a roller-coaster from start to finish and its worth watching a few times