Pure Brilliance

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2015)

I suppose my first review will have to be a ten out of ten, I'll try not to spoil anything in my reviews. This is probably the greatest character film ever made, every actor in this put in a brilliant performance from Jack Nicholson (R.P McMurphy) to Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched) and from Danny DeVito (Martini) to Brad Dourif (Billy Bibbit). It was the ground breaking film for a lot involved a lot becoming household names, although some becoming tight cast as well. When McMurphy arrives at the mental institution as a convict pleading insanity he brings with him life/chaos into an environment of peace/control. Himself and Nurse Ratched soon are at loggerheads over her control which she is willing to achieve through manipulation at its worst just to have a peaceful ward, versus his other extreme of chaos bringing life into the ward whether it be harmful or not to the patients. Throughout the film we really don't know if McMurphy is faking being insane or is he the real deal which adds to the brilliance of this film. It is a tear jerker for those inclined and you have to be in the mood to sit down and watch this story unravel pure brilliance. A feel good tragedy with dark humour.
Rating: 10/10
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