Brilliant Acting Makes For A Very Good Movie

Rating: 9/10 (17 August 2003)

Although the story is not that great,what makes this picture unforgettable is the brilliant acting by the actors,especially Jack Nicholson.His performance is one of the best I've ever seen,his expression is not to be matched.He fakes braindead after having had terror-treatment and lets the other patients very much paralized.Yet Nurse Ratched knows he's faking it.Also great acting is the scene when Jack waits for his girlfriend when she's having sex with one of the inmates,the sad Billy Bibbit.The expression and silence of that moment is very impressive. The other actors are also on their top level,like Louise Fletcher as the legendary "evil" Nurse Ratched.She plays it with great determination and it looks not as evil as it should be,that's because she makes it look like she thinks that she's doing the right job. Another great performance comes from Danny DeVito.
The ending is,although very sad,in the line of the movie.Again the acting of Nicholson makes it unforgettable. 9/10