LaFountaine

The Jacket Movie

On Tuesday I saw the movie “The Jacket”, which starred: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch and Kris Kristofferson.

The movie story involved the following: “In trying to piece this movie together, we know that Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Brody) suffers from amnesia after surviving a combat-related gunshot wound to the head. If that wasn't enough, once he is back stateside, he is soon accused of murdering a police officer although he has no recollection of the crime. It keeps getting worse for the guy. Jack is then committed to a mental institution for the criminally insane and is placed under the care of the unconventional and somewhat twisted Dr. Becker (Kris Kristofferson). The doc puts Jack on a controversial treatment regimen in which he is injected with experimental drugs, confined in a straight-jacket, and locked for extended periods in the body drawer of the basement morgue. Well, isn't that lovely? Oddly enough, in this drugged, disoriented and claustrophobic state, Jack has an epiphany. He is somehow propelled into the future, where he meets Jackie (Keira Knightley), and discovers that he died soon after being admitted to the mental institution. Together, they search for a way to save him from his fate. Does that make any sense?”

I give this movie a “C+”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a small popcorn and a small soft drink. The movie was entertaining but dark. There were few likeable characters.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 9:00 AM