Review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) by Robert R — 28 Nov 2012

In Milos Forman's 1975 Best Picture Winning adaption of the classic Ken Kesey novel, "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", he doesn't just create an overwhelmingly inspiring and entertaining flick, but he creates one of the greatest movies of all time.

I've said it before and I'll say it again; Jack Nicholson's Academy Award Winning turn as R.P. McMurphy is one of my all-time favorite film characters, and he ultimately makes this movie that much more entertaining.

Everyone else did an incredible job in their respective roles, including Louise Fletcher's Academy Award Winning portrayal of the villainous Nurse Ratched, a young Danny DeVito's depiction of Martini, and a young Christopher Lloyd's illustration of Taber.

Now, I know that some people claim that movie bastardizes the book because it's not told from the perspective of another character in the film. However, the movie still effectively presents the themes that are communicated in the novel, and it still makes a meaningful attempt at trying to portray all the events in the novel correctly.

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" was a movie that was ahead of it's time. If it were released now, in 2011, I wholeheartedly believe that it would be a success - bigger than it was in 1975.

It makes you laugh until it hurts you it makes you feel horrible, and it makes you cheer in triumphant glory. Perfection.