Amazing

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2013)

It's taken me some time, but I've finally seen One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. An amazing film it is, with the entire cast doing incredibly strong work. I'm not going to do a long review, but there's such majestic beauty in this that amounts to a larger picture. The ending is amazing, and worthy of awe-inspiring chills at the same time. Nicholson is fantastic in the lead role, the best I've ever seen him and if anything now I'm more interested in seeking out the rest of his extensive filmography and acclaimed performances I haven't seen. Then there's the infamous Nurse Ratched, but I didn't get what I expected. She's the worst kind of villain, but also the most interesting kind, one where her actions aren't exactly what makes you truly despise her but the way she goes about her manners. Fletcher is amazing and is probably one of my all-time favorite supporting female performances now (let's be honest here. Just like Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, category fraud at its worst). Brad Douriff also stands out from the supporting cast. Truly fantastic.