The Jacket

Kris Kristofferson plays a great creepy doctor in this creepy and over the top treatment of a criminal psychiatric ward. It is an adrenalin producing and somewhat self-righteous rush. Takes some its cues from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but doesn't stand up to that level of quality.

Noam Chomsky playing on the TV in the group area of the psychiatric hospital is clearly some sort of comment by one of the sound designers of the movie. Even though I find Noam way too long winded and unable to articulate a clear point in less than 45 minutes, I'm glad that he's here.

I also love seeing Jennifer Jason Leigh again. Her performance in David Cronenberg's eXistenZ a number of years ago was great, and wouldn't mind seeing more of her in the future. Speaking of Cronenberg, where the heck has he been for the past few years?

In my opinion, it's not worth the price of an evening admission, but useful for a spine tingling evening on the couch.

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