MY REVIEW: Nest or Cage?

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2013)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a hard movie to judge. It's not the conventional drama of good versus evil. Writer never tries to establish any character as good or bad, instead he leaves it to the viewer to decide. Whole movie is set in a mental institution where our hero enters, break the conventional rules and all hell break loose finally. The climax leaves you in a bitter sweet taste and you can't escape from the questions it raises to you. Movie is slow paced, takes its sweet time before action starts. It's the Jack Nicholson's finest acting show that keeps you glued to the screen. Lousie Fletcher plays the Jack's counterpart of hard faced rule book following nurse quite competently. All other supporting characters are also well developed and play their part to the perfection. It's not the storytelling or drama that leaves you spell binded but it is the emotional depth and the soulful characters that leave the lasting impression on you. Not to be missed for whom who like the cinema to be unconventional.