jimmylace "The Jacket" is quite simply, my favourite movie of all time. It's not without it's flaws, but it succeeds in every way a film should. Concept, acting, cinematography, music. The director offers a loftier interpretation of the movie - that the story is unfolding in the final moments of the main character, as a bullet travels through the his brain on the battlefield. (Hence his ability to transcend space and time.) You can happily ignore this interpretation however, and follow the mind-bending plot with relative ease. At it's heart, this is a story about sacrifice, and it'll stay with you.

bloodchainsorgy I am always on the look-out for movies that deviate from the norm, something new and refreshing. In that department, this movie delivers perfectly. It is part of the time-travel genre but approaches it with a very unique story. A war veteran is unjustly accused of murder and sentenced to an insane asylum due to his lapses in memory and other planted evidence by the real killer. The theme of unjust treatment always gets me interested and engaged, rooting for the character. But despite his suffering, he is increasingly conflicted when he's stuffed in the morgue drawer where he goes on a liberating journey while inside. Is it all in his mind?Adrien Brody's smile was very heart-warming and Kiera Knightley's acting as an unstable, lonely girl was very well done indeed, complimented by her sexy voice.The two hours passed quickly and I found myself wanting to know more, though clearly the movie ended on a perfect note. Watch it!

SnoopyStyle Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) barely survives his injuries from the 91 Gulf War and suffers from memory problems. A year later, he's drifting through Vermont where he encounters a drunken Jean Price (Kelly Lynch) and her sweet daughter Jackie (Laura Marano). He gets picked up by a Stranger (Brad Renfro) and they get stopped by a cop. The cop ends up dead and Jack is found not guilty by reason of insanity. In the asylum, Dr. Thomas Becker (Kris Kristofferson) puts him in a straitjacket and a morgue drawer where he starts to have visions. Fellow patient Rudy Mackenzie (Daniel Craig) tried to kill his wife. While placed in the jacket, he finds himself in the future talking to a grown up drunken Jackie Price (Keira Knightley). She tells him that Jack Starks is dead found on New Year's Day 1993. Only Dr. Lorenson (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is willing to help.This is an interesting idea but the movie is done without much tension. This could be a dark horror but director John Maybury doesn't have the sensibilities. It's a slow moving movie without many thrills. It struggles for any excitement. The idea is there but the movie lacks too much. This movie may as well put the audience in a straitjacket and put them in a drawer.

varun_120 This is Jacob's Ladder type of film. Where Jacob's Ladder was a more comprehensive and detailed film. This is a shorter version I guess. Jack Starks probably dies when the small kid shoots him, but before dying or while dying he sees a dream where he visualizes everything that we see in the film. Of course this is my take on the film.We can also say that Ryan Gosling starer "Stay" was also same kind of a film. This is kind of a film that leaves viewers with multiple options regarding how/what the film is. Adrien Brody was good as usual. he's a perfect cast in such kinds of intense films. he seems very natural doing such films. The story of the film is Adrien Brody (Jack Starks)is shown in Iraq war (1991) he gets shot and considered dead. But later on he's seen alive by the crew.Later on the story unfolds and Jack is suspected of a murder, tried and sent to a mental institution. Where he becomes the object of doctors' experiments. He's enclosed in a morgue drawer braced with a jacket. He dreams there and can see future events. If you liked Jacob's ladder,The Machinist, Stay etc. you'd like this film as well.