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Jacknife

1989

David Hugh Jones

Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, Ed Harris, Sloane Shelton ...

5.7

886

Drama This little-known Robert DeNiro film is set several years after the war in Vietnam. DeNiro plays an unpredictably explosive war veteran, while Ed Harris co-stars as his army buddy, who's trying his best to forget his Vietnamese experiences by crawling into a bottle. While visiting Harris and Harris' sister Kathy Baker, DeNiro frightens both with his neurotic ramblings. Still, Baker is grateful that DeNiro's presence seems to be lifting ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Jacknife' redeems it in the specifics of the performances. De Niro, Harris and Baker seem to be oblivious to the 'message,' and lose themselves in the personalities of their characters. And so the movie works. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

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