Nicolson's Best, No Doubt

Rating: 9/10 (14 March 2007)

There is no doubt this is Jack Nicholson's greatest performance. He has shown a lot of range in a lot of other pictures, but this one is the ultimate for Jack's fans. The film follows a very strong storyline based upon a well written novel.
This is also the best performances for a lot who support Jack in this film. Will Sampson's performance in this movie is remembered more than any of his other work. Louise Fletcher is pretty much the same. Scatman Caruthers is always good & did a lot of films during this period. Not sure if this is any better than his others, but it ranks pretty close.
The movie runs the viewer through a gauntlet of emotions & shows how merciless a system can be on anybody. Problem since this movie was made is that the system hasn't been fixed. If anything, the system is worse now than ever. Doesn't anybody ever learn anything valuable by watching these types of films?
Top notch, top shelf, a rare 10 rating from me.