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A very unusual film, both in direction and plot. A war veteran Jack (Adrien Brody) who narrowly escaped death after being shot in the head, is wrongfully accused of murder, and as he suffers from amnesia he cannot explain to the police what happened. He is sent to a centre for the criminally insane, where they perform bizarre experimental treatments on the patients. This involves being given drugs, put in a straitjacket and locked in a morgue drawer for hours. During these treatments his mind transcends the present and is able to travel into the future where he encounters a woman Jackie (Kiera Knightley) who he met when she was a child. These encounters reveal he is destined to die in four days, so together they try to find a way to change the course of events. This film really pulls you in, and the unusual directing by John Maybury is extraordinary. Some great performances by all involved.Read full review
As a fan of Keira Knightley and weird spooky dramas, I liked the sound of this film , so I decided to buy it on eBay. It is difficult to describe the plot without giving too much away. Suffice it to say , a Vietnam war veteran is convicted of murder and is hospitalised on mental grounds. His treatment includes locking him in a mortuary body locker whilst drugged and straitjacketed. Although confusing at first due to the story jumping about in the past , present and future(?) , ultimately all becomes clear(ish) at the (slightly unsatisfying) ending. Well worth watching , with an excellent performance from Adrien Brody.
What a mind-boggling dimensional study 'The Jacket' is. It's like a surrealistic nightmare interlaced with an unambiguous daydream fantasy. It teeters between asylum and insanity. The film is a little complicated throughout and your left feeling Which "reality" IS reality? It's a very clever and skillful script that manipulates time and lives and keeps the viewer at all times piecing things together. So If you're starved for something that challenges you why not strap yourself into a mind-bending jacket.
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