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!

begob Took a while to get into this. There's an unconvincing roadside scene at the start, then a couple of claustrophobic scenes I found hard to watch. So far, so grim.At about 25 mins Knightley comes in with a good performance, then the dog tags turn up, and the story begins to motor.In the end it's worth watching, though it's more a sense of relief than a feeling of the possibilities of life. Brody seems inconsistent, often cracking a big grin that should be impossible for someone with his character's difficulties, and swinging between meek withdrawal and steel eyed menace. Surprising to see Daniel Craig's performance.

lea-60 A film could not be better.But I was scanning the after-titles, and find it very BAD of the producers to NOT include Jack London, as holder of the original idea.You named the film after him. The Jacket". Adrian Brody got the name "Jack". But our good author from the beginning of the last Century, Jack London, and his novel "The Straightjacket" where a guy travelled in time, did NOT get any credit. That's unprofessional, really.....Anyway. Adrian, miss Scottish as me Knightley (I fell in love...) Kris Kristofferson, and all the rest grand players, a big thank you for being you and having your great talents developed./Lawrence

KV Bharadwaj (*WARNING - SPOILER ALERT)First impressions – why haven't I watched this before? A complete mind boggling movie. It started off as a cold, depressing, 'I don't belong in this asylum' type of movie and slowly, but gradually turned into one of the most puzzling movies I ever watched. Kind of reminded me of 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'. The story was fresh, but could have got tighter and twisted towards the end. Anyway, here is a brief recap.Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) is a war hero who gets injured in the head while on duty in Iraq. He comes back as a hero, but seems to get wrongfully convicted for murdering a policeman on duty. It all happens when he hitchhikes a ride with a guy after having helped a woman and her kid with their car (He gives his dog tag to the small girl). He tries to defend himself by mentioning the woman and the girl, but no records show of their existence.He is declared insane and sent to an asylum (The year is 1992). Here, he is treated by Dr. Thomas Becker (the villain doc played by Kris Kristofferson) and Dr. Beth Lorensen (the helpful, caring doc played by Jennifer Jason). As part of his treatment, he is put in a jacket and is put in isolation in a confined space. Initially, he starts to hallucinate or that's what we are made to think. But after a few scenes of 'what the f is going on, it soon dawns that, during those hallucinations, he is actually travelling in time to the future. During those intermittent 'visions', he gets to meet Jackie Price (Keira Knightley) and realizes that the year is 2007. And actually, Jackie is the small girl after he sees his dog tag in her room. Soon, he tries to convince her to help him find out what happened to him in 1992. However, there is a hitch. All these visions happen when he is in the jacket. So, with advice from his trusted companion, Rudy McKenzie (played entertainingly by Daniel Craig) he devises ways to get back into the jacket. Once in the jacket, he travels to the future and with the help of Jackie, finds out what actually happens in the present. What happens then is his effort to find out about his death in the present. Without giving away too much, I would suggest to seriously give it a try. It is worth it.