===FILM ONLY REVIEW=== The Jacket is currently available on instant view to lovefilm.com subscribers. ===DETAILS=== Released: 2005 Running time: 1 hour 39 minutes Directed by: John Maybury Starring: Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Adrien Brody Certificate rating: 15 Tagline: "I was 27 years old the first time I died." Description: Thriller centering on a military veteran who returns to his native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia. When he is accused of murder and lands in an asylum, a well-meaning doctor puts him on a heavy course of experimental drugs, ...  Read the complete review

The use of abnormal narratives is a technique that has worked well for many films. '12 Monkeys' used time travel and repressed memory to create a story were the character was unsure if events had already occurred. 'Memento' used a reverse technique that aimed to parallel the short term memory loss that the main character suffers. Even Oscar nominated films like '21 Grams' parallel several intertwining stories to create impact. The issue with the abnormal narrative is that it can become too confusing and just not work. Films such as Guy Richie's 'Revolver' have been criticised for this. Could 2005 cult science fiction film 'The Jacket' avoid this confusion and tell .  Read the complete review

The only reason I have seen this film is because it was £5, and so I thought it would be worth it as I thought it sounded quite interesting. The tagline is “I was 27 years old the first time I died.” So it does draw you in and makes the film sound like some sort of fantasy or science fiction movie. Now I will say to start off with I thought this movie was pretty bad. So if you do not want to read a review slagging this film off then don’t read it. The story The film starts out in a war zone where we see a kind soldier (Brody) talking to a small boy, trying to calm him down. Then he gets shot in the head, how delightful. After recuperating Jack ...  Read the complete review

The Jacket is another little-known-about film I came across but was interested in as I'm a fan of the psychological thriller type films. This was directed by John Maybury, who seems to have worked on a number of director roles but for films I haven't heard of before. Overall, it's a bit of a weird one and although it falls short on some levels, it was entertaining enough to give a go. The basic premise is that there's Gulf War veteran by the name of Jack Starks (played by Adrian Brody) whose head wound has left him with some sort of amnesia and time disruption. He's been told he's being charged with the killing of a policeman, for which he's sent to a mental ...  Read the complete review

- Story - 'The Jacket' tells the story of a gulf war veteran called Jack Starks who returns home unsure of his background after suffering head trauma while in action. He hitches a lift from a stranger but things turn sour when their pulled over by a cop who ends up dead and he's charged with the cops murder. The jury find him not guilty by way of insanity and he's sent to a mental health facility when he's subjected to bouts of being restrained in a straight jacket and locked in what appears to be a morgue drawer for a few hours at a time. While he's locked away in the drawer, he starts to see the future, being transported into the future where ...  Read the complete review