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Reviewed by Kevin Carr :

Let’s face it. So far, 2005 has been a pretty stinky year for movies. Barring the Oscar contenders that are getting their wide releases in January and February, most of the films that have come to a theater near you this year have been sorely lacking. And while there have been a few movies that were decent so far, "The Jacket" is one of the first really solid movies to show up this year. The film starts off a bit rough, telling the story of a Gulf War veteran named Jack Starks (Adrian Brody) who suffered brain damage in combat. He’s got memory problems and - after being in the wrong place at the right time - he is charged with the murder of a state trooper. He knows he’s innocent (or at least that’s what his damaged brain is telling him), but the court finds him insane. He must spend the next months of his life in a mental institution. more..

Review By Rob Vaux :

The Jacket earns high marks for its originality, its intriguing subject matter, and its new wrinkle on the tired old horse of time travel. The trouble is, that still doesn't add up to a satisfying movie. Interesting, yes. Visually striking in a very formalistic way, and certainly worth a few philosophical chats at the Starbucks afterwards. But the tremendous potential lying at its heart remains unrealized, despite good intentions and an apparently earnest effort. We're left not with the conundrum of its principal characters or the neatly arranged cause-effect loop it creates, but the nagging question, "Couldn't they have done better?" . More..

Reviewed by MJesse Paddock :

Every generation has its event. Tom Brokaw coined the phrase “the greatest generation” in reference to the outpouring of national camaraderie and empathy that World War II inspired; the baby-boomers had Vietnam. To a generation coming of age in the new millennium, no single event seems as potentially galvanizing. Only time will tell whether their defining moment will be 9/11, the re-election of Bush II or perhaps some other monumental signpost still to come. Last year’s trenchant update of The Manchurian Candidate connected the first Gulf War to the contemporary culture of fear and mistrust, and it’s interesting to note the number of recent films—both personal and political, from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to Code 46—that deal with trauma, memory and illusion. Call it the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Generation. more..