A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, even though I consider Terry Gilliam one of the most interesting directors in the world, I have noticed that I have actually sometimes a hard time to really connect with his movies because they are often so surrealist and so over-the-top. Well, even though there was still some weird stuff, this movie was definitely one of his more straightforward projects and that's why this movie probably worked so well. Indeed, even though it was much more grounded and realistic than Gilliam's usual work, he still managed to keep his own style and left-field approach and it is quite marvelous how he managed to keep such a tricky balance. On top of that, there was also here another very good performance by Jeff Bridges. More than 10 years later, Bridges would work again with Gilliam resulting in ‘Tideland’, in my opinion, easily the least watchable movie ever made by this director. Another thing I enjoyed about this movie is that, for once, Robin Williams's hysterical acting style was really pitch perfect and it just worked very well with this story. When rewatching this movie, I was actually even more impressed by Williams and I think he acrually gave here one of his best performances, no less than that. Concerning Mercedea Ruehl, she was also praised for her work in this movie (she even won an Academy Award for her performance) and even though I would agree that she was really good, I was missing some background information about her character. I mean, how did she and Jack end up together? Why did she love him so much if the guy was such a mess? Anyway, the only issue with this movie was that it was probably drawn-out too much and, as a result, some sequences or scenes didn't really work so well. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, it still a really solid flick though and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Terry Gilliam’s work.