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The Jacket, 2005

Starring: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley

Directed by: John Maybury

Written by: Massy Tadjedin

Language: English

Country: USA, Germany

Runtime: 103 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.0

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The Jacket can be described as atmospheric, stylized, and mind bending. The plot revolves around destiny, time travel, and mental instability. The main genres are drama, thriller, and sci-fi. In terms of style, The Jacket is surreal. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It is set, at least in part, in a mental institution. The Jacket takes place in the 1990s and in contemporary times. The soundtrack is electronica. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that The Jacket involves violent content.

Summary of The Jacket

Oscar-winner Adrien Brody (THE PIANO) stars in THE JACKET, an intense psychological thriller about a Gulf War veteran who finds himself trapped inside another terrifying scenario. Shot in the head while in Iraq, Jack Starks (Brody) has returned home only to be convicted of a murder that he didn't commit. Still reeling from his wartime trauma, Jack is found not guilty by reason of insanity and is committed to an institution for the criminally insane. Once there, he is drugged by the evil Dr. Becker (Kris Kristofferson) and placed into a coffin-like drawer on a nightly basis. Inside the drawer, after being tormented with horrific war flashbacks, Jack is mysteriously transported to the future, where he forms a tender relationship with the hardened, beautiful Jackie (Keira Knightley). Aware that he is destined to die in four days, Jack must use his new gift to figure out what happened to him, with the hopes of altering the course of history.

Directed by John Maybury (LOVE IS THE DEVIL), THE JACKET features another electrifying performance from Brody. Acclaimed artist Brian Eno contributes a transcendent score, which contrasts beautifully with Peter Deming's stark cinematography. As the weary Jackie, Knightley proves once again that she's more than just a pretty face.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA, Germany
Release date:	23 January 2005
Runtime:	103 min

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Adrien Brody

as Jack Starks

Keira Knightley

as Jackie Price

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USA Today

The Jacket is a confused attempt at headiness that feels like a poor man's "Memento." Full Review

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by: Claudia Puig

Entertainment Weekly

Director John Maybury has a feel for shock rhythms, and he's skillful at keeping you guessing, but after a while you want your questions to cohere into compelling answers, and in The Jacket they don't, quite. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

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This was a very surprising movie! I started watching it thinking it wouldnt be any good, but after a few minutes I was hooked! Read and rate it

21.January.2010
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by: randude
randude rated this movie10/10Must See

After reading a good friend's review of The Jacket I wasn't expecting much, but I was intrigued enough to rent the film. I wasn't impressed or disappointed. I'm just indifferent. There were good elements to The Jacket, and there were bad... Read and rate it

09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham
Ethan Clapham rated this movie0/10

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