Review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

R.P. MacMurphy is sent to an asylum. He isn't crazy. Watch what happens. One of only three movies to have won "The Big Five" Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay--yet this film is the only one that deserved them all. It is hilarious and often times frustrating to see MacMurphy struggle to connect with the patients in the ward. They are all just so used to droning away with their daily routine. MacMurphy (Nicholson) cannot and will not adhere to this and tries desperately to shake them free of it. He tries to teach them to take risks and stop being so afraid. Though at every turn, Head Nurse Ratched is there to reintroduce her brand of "therapy," pacifying any sense of defiance MacMurphy instills. This film delivers in every scene and has one of the most memorable endings ever.