Well made, but too much of a talkie for my liking... (Nicholson is excellent, though!)

Rating: 5/10 (14 November 2019)

'One flew over the cuckoo's nest' is regarded among the best movies ever made, so I finally decided to watch it, even though the trailer did nothing for my senses.
Having seen it now, neither did the film, actually. The acting from the entire cast is absolutely brilliant, especially Jack Nicholson, but sadly this could not save the film for me. I found it dragging with too much talking and too little happening. Yes, it is a very well made film. Yes, it was interesting to see how the criminal (Nicholson) changed everyone's lives and added life to their otherwise monotonous existence. Nevertheless, I'm not fond of talkies, and also found the film just too long to remain interesting.
Somehow the film also seems pointless in the end. The film revolves around proving whether the criminal is insane or not, but they never follow through on this...