Very Fine Film

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2010)

I'm going to make this very brief: you have a nut-house with Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, Michael Berryman and Brad Dourif. Then, you transfer a violent prisoner (Jack Nicholson) into the asylum, who is sure to rouse the nuttiness of the patients there. That's really all you need to know.
Of course, there's more to it than that. Nicholson's character takes it to a whole new level, doing things that are not only unpredictable but at times rather extreme. Not crazy extreme like cutting himself or flinging excrement, but just testing authority.
What to watch for: when does testing authority go too far (and who is the bad guy when it does), and who is helping the patients more: the nurses on staff or the strong personality of the new patient?