The 70s were great, weren't they?

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2003)

The fashion, most of the music, the TV and the politics of the 70s may have been a little sucky, but the movies were on key throughout the decade. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the main highlights, a brilliant adaptation of Ken Kesey's brilliant book. Nicholson is as magnetic as ever, while Louise Fletcher earned her place amongst the recent American Film Institute list of villains. The script is deceptively light most of the way, but it takes a sudden dark turn towards the end, giving us one of the most beautiful endings ever. All round, this is a towering movie.