Reviews of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest review

Posted : 1 day, 17 hours ago on 8 December 2009 07:47 (A review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a film that is rather hard to watch on some occasions. This film is really dramatic obviously because of the mental problems all of the patients have and how they could become normal people. I would definitely call One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest a black comedy because it has a lot of scenes where you could just burst out laughing such as when Murphy is trying to bring together lots of bright bonding between all of the patients within the institution. This film is very emotional obviously because of the patients and their conditions but also because of how McMurphy tries to bring some joyful life into the institution but unfortunately he comes to the wrong place for that. I find One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest a very unique film because I don't think there are many films that are similar to this one. It is a pure adventure on getting to know characters and what can be seen inside their minds as well as their hearts.


One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is Jack Nicholson's most famous performance without a doubt. His performance as Randle P. McMurphy truly is one-of-a-kind. To me, Randle P. McMurphy is like the male Pauline "Poppy" Cross who just always tries to be hyper, happy and cheerful. Jack was dramatic, wacky, funny and even violent as well. Randle is a man who pretends he is mentally retarded both mentally and physically so he can enter the institution but he ends up going to the wrong one and causes more problems between all of the characters. Randle is an American-Irish brawler who was found guilty of battery and gambling. He has a prison sentence but pretends to be insane to be inside a mental institution. Randle is a man who is very helpful but can be helpful to the patients at some awkward times or at the best times for them. His most helpful moment was when he sneaks two prostitutes into the institution for Billy (one of the patients) to lose his virginity. The institution is lead by Nurse Ratched who is considered as one of the coldest film villains of all time. Nurse Ratched's first name is Mildred. She doesn't really help the patients she just humiliates and manipulates them. She is really cold hearted and is refered as a cold person but with a lovely profession. That is what I like about the character that she is a powerful villain. Louise's performance as Nurse Ratched was really quite fearful because she does seem like that type to be nervous around when you meet her especially when she is playing a character like that. I liked Brad Dourif's performance a lot as Billy. Dourif is remembered for his portrayal of Billy and of Grima Wormtongue in Lord Of The Rings. Billy is perhaps the most disturbed patient throughout the whole institution. He is a suicidal, stuttering and helpless young man whom Ratched has humiliated and dominated. Chief Bromden is probably the most famous patient after McMurphy because there have been a lot of takes in TV shows and other films regarding Chief's character. Chief is the closest friend to McMurphy within the institution. Will Sampson was absolutely awesome as Chief because he has pretty much all characteristics that are part of his personality. However, he did have a slight lack of drama. Other co-stars such as Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Scatman Crothers, William Duell and Christopher Lloyd were good as their characters.


Milos Forman has directed a masterpiece that is disturbing in almost every kind of way within cinema. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was foul-languaged, very crude regarding sex and nudity and it was quite violent as well. Forman hasn't done that many films in his career but most of them are such famous films that are considered one of the best. It also had that scary motion where everything goes deeply psychological with all the treatments and the different sorts of behaviours. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is adapted from a 1962 novel of the same name. The novel reveals the imaginary side to the psychological ways of the story whereas the film shows the reality of psychological minds.


One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is without a doubt Jack Nicholson's best acting performance. The Shining isn't my favourite Jack Nicholson performance but is just my favourite film starring Nicholson. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is definitely one of the greatest films of the 1970s, one of the biggest psychological-dramas. Has one of the best and most powerful villains of all time. It features one of the best relationships in films between McMurphy and Ratched. I love this film because, yes, it is disturbing but it is a film with a bit of fun to it at the same time because it is quite funny and it is quite an experience for people to see. A really enjoyable cinematic experience.

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My favorite Jack Nicholson film.

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago on 4 August 2008 03:29 (A review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

Whenever I watch this movie, I'm always reminded that, for me, this is about as good as it gets (...sorry). Randall McMurphy is a mischievious criminal who first ends up becoming a leader of squirrelly rebellion & then, eventually, a friend to Billy & the rest the cracked eggs residing in the Cuckoo's Nest.
Jack's performance in this movie is not of a self-centered man of a salty background who becomes overly or angelically transformed, but as someone steeped in his own irresponsibility, with a hard to reach ability to care that is gradually bought up to the surface by the only type of people who could cause such a subtle & internal catalyst: a group of guys who are crazier than he is.







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the book

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago on 19 May 2008 07:50 (A review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

i never reeded the book, but i imagine how gret it must be, because the movie is defnetly one of the greatests in the history... my favorite, for sure...

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must see

Posted : 1 year, 12 months ago on 15 December 2007 01:45 (A review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

Until today, I had never seen this film, despite its fame as a classic. I must say I am surprised that I enjoyed it so much.

This, by far, is in my opinion, Nicholson’s best performance. When you have a great cast and a wonderful director, it’s hard to go wrong! A definite must see.


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Excellent book and movie...

Posted : 2 years, 10 months ago on 5 February 2007 03:03 (A review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

It's actually one of the few instances where the movie might be better than the book... but in the end, I can't really decide. They're both fantastic, although one will lead you through the story with a different mindset than the other. I'd almost suggest watching the movie first.

Regardless of that... the movie is still amazing. Jack Nicholson is the man, although every single actor in this movie is really solid. Louise Fletcher honestly makes you hate her character so much, she does an amazing job. Each one is exactly how I would've portrayed them in the book. Overall, yeah, one of my favorites of all time.

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