The Jacket
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Release Date: March 4, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
21
Negative:
6
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38
New York PostKyle Smith
The characters are so flat and the dialogue so dull you expect it to be one of those movies whose existence is justified by a big final twist. But it's three days after the screening, and still no twist. Maybe it's coming in the mail? Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The Jacket is doing nothing but sampling elements of "Jacob's Ladder," "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Memento" without offering more than hackneyed solutions, including a rather cheesy conclusion. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
If claustrophobia's your style, The Jacket is a perfect fit.
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
[Brody's] mannered performance helps downgrade this picture from a middling sci-fi film to a bad, borderline-camp sci-fi film. Read full review
25
PremiereGlenn Kenny
As bad movies go, The Jacket belongs to a relatively rare but extremely intriguing/irritating genus. Read full review
20
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
In this case, the adage would go something like "material, material, material," also known as the Nicolas Cage Rule: Good acting can't overcome bad taste. Read full review
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