Jacknife

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Howard A. @Howardabroms 18h Loved it. A movie worth watching just for the PTSD education and sadness involved. See more jwcdood 12/23/2023 JACKKNIFE isn't anything groundbreaking or monumental, but it makes its point about PTSD. Ed Harris's typically realistic and superb performance; Robert Dinero's very (always very) solid character portrayal and Kathy Baker's also perfectly realistic rendition of a shy, smalltown wallflower who has more heartfelt sensitivity than the typically "popular" types makes this moving truly heart touching. All this comes from excellent direction and combines for a flick that really works! See more 07/06/2022 Oscar worthy performances by both De Niro and Harris.How the academy missed this one still puzzles me to this day. See more @Ollie1972 07/29/2020 Joseph "Megs" Megessey (Robert De Niro) is a Vietnam war veteran suffering post-Vietnam stress syndrome who is having trouble fitting in with society. He takes on the responsibility of drawing Dave (Ed Harris), a fellow veteran now an alcoholic, out of his shell by coaxing him to enjoy life again, as well as urging him to face up to some of his darker memories. Megs finds himself attracted to Dave's meek sister Martha (Kathy Baker), who lives with Dave and looks after him. This attraction leads to a love affair, much to Dave's disapproval... We get really strong performances from Ed Harris (magic as the selfdestructive Dave), Robert De Niro and Kathy Baker in this slowpaced but a bit forgotten character-driven Vietnam drama. "Jackknife" is well worth a watch in my opinion. Trivia: The movie was part of cycle of films released in 1989, revolving around Vietnam War veterans trying to adjust their lives back at home. The other films were "In Country" (1989) with Bruce Willis and "Welcome Home" (1989) with Kris Kristofferson. See more steve d 07/11/2020 De Niro is especially good but there is not really any weak links in this powerful film. See more 03/15/2020 A good drama dealing with PTSD from the Vietnam war between 2 buddies who lost their good friend in the war and the growing relationship one with the others sister. I really liked this movie when it came out and still holds up today. Being a big DeNiro fan, I think it's one of his greats. He plays a likable character who although went through the trauma of the war, deals with it sometimes with his sense of humor in a positive outcome. Plus a couple of vintage Chevy Chevelle's are in the movie too! See more Read all reviews

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