Adrian Brody really brings this to life. I was disappointed to see such limited involvement from Daniel Craig; he's an incredibly versatile actor. Story line was interesting, but the performances were the main attraction for me.
More psychic time travel in The Jacket, about a Gulf War vet (Adrian Brody) with memory problems who travels forward in time whenever he's placed in a makeshift sensory deprivation tank (or you might say, every time he relives his death during the war), returning from the future with helpful information, usually thanks to Keira Knightley's character, a damaged young woman he'd met in his present some 15 years before. Visually, The Jacket plays almost as a horror story, preying on your fears of enclosed spaces and needles, with off-putting close-ups and soundscapes. As a time travel film, it eventually breaks its own rules, and fails to resolve the question of the character's apparent death. There's at least one alternate ending that manages to do both, but the director instead chose to end on ambiguity. It almost works, but still kind of feels Theatrical Cut of Blade Runner to me. As a piece of acting, Brody definitely keeps this thing afloat, with a very interesting supporting performance from an underused Daniel Craig, but I intensely disliked Knightley's performance. It felt like she was doing an Helena Bonham-Carter impression or something. Ugh.
Our hero instead of using information from the future to warn the world about natural disasters and save thousands of lives, decides he has better things to do.
Also laws of time travel set in the is broken, they apply to one situation, but they don't when it is not convenient for the story.
My guess is that he actually was ill minded and delusional, that would explain the lack of logic in the storyline.
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samfenn
Adrian Brody really brings this to life. I was disappointed to see such limited involvement from Daniel Craig; he's an incredibly versatile actor. Story line was interesting, but the performances were the main attraction for me.crcurran
He's had a head trauma! Give him illegal anti-psychotic drugs and get him to the morgue. STAT!CruzEmily11
I think this could have been better. Better watch something else.Siskoid
More psychic time travel in The Jacket, about a Gulf War vet (Adrian Brody) with memory problems who travels forward in time whenever he's placed in a makeshift sensory deprivation tank (or you might say, every time he relives his death during the war), returning from the future with helpful information, usually thanks to Keira Knightley's character, a damaged young woman he'd met in his present some 15 years before. Visually, The Jacket plays almost as a horror story, preying on your fears of enclosed spaces and needles, with off-putting close-ups and soundscapes. As a time travel film, it eventually breaks its own rules, and fails to resolve the question of the character's apparent death. There's at least one alternate ending that manages to do both, but the director instead chose to end on ambiguity. It almost works, but still kind of feels Theatrical Cut of Blade Runner to me. As a piece of acting, Brody definitely keeps this thing afloat, with a very interesting supporting performance from an underused Daniel Craig, but I intensely disliked Knightley's performance. It felt like she was doing an Helena Bonham-Carter impression or something. Ugh.airi86ja
Actors are both great (Keira and Adrien Brody) and i really liked the intrigue of the film. Worth-watching.arunraj
Bullshit!!!!!!!!!nick121235
I really feel like this could have been better.dodgerr
Spoiler alert*****Our hero instead of using information from the future to warn the world about natural disasters and save thousands of lives, decides he has better things to do.
Also laws of time travel set in the is broken, they apply to one situation, but they don't when it is not convenient for the story.
My guess is that he actually was ill minded and delusional, that would explain the lack of logic in the storyline.