A very good movie

It has been a while since I saw this flick (I even think I saw it back when it was released in the movie theater) and since I really enjoyed it the first time around, I was really eager to give it a second look. Well, I think it is still a really fascinating story and, once again, Milos Forman managed to deliver an impressive biographical tale of one notorious famous figure (see also the even better ‘Amadeus’ and the not so great but still decent ‘Man on the Moon'). It is such a pity that Milos Forman is not really productive nowadays but I guess that at 80 years old, the guy has pretty much past his prime. Anyway, he did display once again some very solid directing and the acting was very good as well. In this department, the biggest surprise was Courtney Love, in my opinion. Indeed, honestly, who thought she could act so well?!? It’s too bad she pretty much dropped the acting thing and basically became a mess because she definitely showed some potential. It was also nice to see a young Edward Norton in a smaller part at the time when he was still one of the greatest hopes in cinema. And, finally, we get to see the great Woody Harrelson for once playing the lead, the guy was just great and he must be one of the most underrated actors at work nowadays. To conclude, I really liked this flick a lot and it is definitely worth a look.

8/10