One of the all-time greatest...

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 1999)

For me, the 1970's really was the greatest ever period for films: The Godfather 1 & 2, Taxi Driver, Jaws, Star Wars, Halloween, Dog Day Afternoon, Mean Streets, etc. I could go on forever. But this one still stands out. Has anyone ever given a more involving, believable, bloody perfect performance than Jack does as Randall P. McMurphy? The whole cast are great, of course. What ever happened to Brad Dourif (apart from Bride of Chucky)? It's the greatest mix of pure sadness and riotous comedy ever. If you're a human being, you can't fail to respond to this masterpiece. The perfect ending: tragedy tinged with a glimmer of hope. The best films these days, like Seven, just seem better to us because there is no competition. Back in the Seventies, they probably would have suffered