Comments on: The Jacket (2005) http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2005/08/the-jacket-2005/ Sweet & Salty Movie Reviews! Tue, 03 May 2011 10:57:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mariken http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2005/08/the-jacket-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-34511 mariken Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:19:15 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=635#comment-34511 I've actually been a Brody-fan since Summer of Sam and find him consistenly good in even the crappy movies he appears in (check out his performance in Harrison's Flowers, for instance, although that is not actually a crappy movie, just a reasonable one). And I am rapidly turning into a Knightley-fan. There's Oscars and other awards in this woman's future. I'll go on record on that! I’ve actually been a Brody-fan since Summer of Sam and find him consistenly good in even the crappy movies he appears in (check out his performance in Harrison’s Flowers, for instance, although that is not actually a crappy movie, just a reasonable one).
And I am rapidly turning into a Knightley-fan. There’s Oscars and other awards in this woman’s future. I’ll go on record on that!

]]> By: paco http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2005/08/the-jacket-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-34477 paco Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:36:41 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=635#comment-34477 Although it may not seem fair, I couldn't help but compare this movie to other 'time shifting' movies like Donnie Darko and The Machinist. They all share that elusive and eerie quality with a completely off-beat story and plotline. But you're right on the acting: really good. I wasn't a real fan of Brody before seeing this (I found him sometimes annoying in the Pianist - but that could've been his character too), but here he performed excellently. On the other hand, I was surprised to find out that Keira Knightley is ONLY 19! I didn't know. And certainly in this movie you could mistake her by a decade older. Her character is so marked by life and seasonned. A truly great performance. On top of that, she even managed to look hot whilst her character looked like a junkie. Very promising lady. RATING8 Although it may not seem fair, I couldn’t help but compare this movie to other ‘time shifting’ movies like Donnie Darko and The Machinist. They all share that elusive and eerie quality with a completely off-beat story and plotline.

But you’re right on the acting: really good.
I wasn’t a real fan of Brody before seeing this (I found him sometimes annoying in the Pianist – but that could’ve been his character too), but here he performed excellently.

On the other hand, I was surprised to find out that Keira Knightley is ONLY 19! I didn’t know. And certainly in this movie you could mistake her by a decade older. Her character is so marked by life and seasonned. A truly great performance.
On top of that, she even managed to look hot whilst her character looked like a junkie. Very promising lady.

rating: 8

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