torn jacket

Last night we rented the movie The Jacket from one of the usual chains. The clerk forgot to remove the security device that holds the case together, but we did not discover this until we were ready to play it. At that point, the Good Ex started to force the case apart and once he'd started, we just couldn't stop until we'd wrestled the dvd out. By the end, the paper lining was ripped, the plastic casing completely destroyed, and the dvd was unscathed. I can't wait to see how much they try to charge me for it.

The film, well, it was excellent. Great story (if you suspend some disbelief about the security levels at prison psychiatric wards) and the photography helped the film convey the feeling of claustrophobia the main character felt. It was dark and light at the same time and there were many shots of Adrian Brody half-naked. The story reminded me a lot of a Marge Piercy novel, Woman on the Edge of Time, which I also recommend.