An excellent Movie. Great movie for those who are affraid of those who are mentaly ill. For the most part the mentaly ill are self inflicting, and non violent to others.
The Movie tries to portray a Bi-polar patient who suffers the all too common e... (read more) An excellent Movie. Great movie for those who are affraid of those who are mentaly ill. For the most part the mentaly ill are self inflicting, and non violent to others.
The Movie tries to portray a Bi-polar patient who suffers the all too common effects of high better then life rushes of energy, creativity, and a for many an over inflated sense of doing the impposible. Then only to Plummet into the abyss, or self loathing, death wished, turmoil where many would say "hey just snap out of it", or "cheer up" not fully knowing thats like saying to a man push the baby out already.

For anyone who relates just a tiny bit to this movie, there is more hope then a stupid pill and years of therapy. There is nothing wrong with you, except your just unhealthy.
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Mr. Jones is all about Richard Gere. The rest of the actors, the story, and the dialogue are not very memorable at all, but I found Richard Gere s performance truly fantastic and memorable. His character suffers from manic depressive disorder and it ... (read more) Mr. Jones is all about Richard Gere. The rest of the actors, the story, and the dialogue are not very memorable at all, but I found Richard Gere s performance truly fantastic and memorable. His character suffers from manic depressive disorder and it was probably a very difficult part to play, but Gere absolutely nails it. He was so fun to watch on screen when he played the extrovert. He talks to every stranger he meets, he just has such a great personality and can pick up any girl he runs into. He is just unstoppable, he interrupts the director at an orchestra, and he has dreams of flying so he walks through the top of construction homes. During some moments he has suicidal impulses, and then at other moments he feels very depressed and is so timid and doesnt want to talk to anyone. These changes of character could have been a tough task for other actors, but Gere is great at going through every one of these phases. He is extremely funny and likeable when he plays the energetic and life loving character. I think he was inspired in Robin Williams during those scenes, so funny.

These scenes are the high point of the movie, which switches its genre at the same time that Mr. Jones (Gere) switches his mood. It goes from comedy to drama from one moment to the other and completely depends on Gere and his performance. I wasnt convinced by Lena Olins performance as the psychiatrist who falls in love with Mr. Jones and has an inappropriate relationship with him. The main point of this movie is not as much as their relationship as it is facing the disease and confronting it. During the high points of Jones life he lets his inner kid out and he is just more interesting than any other normal person. In those moments he is truly enviable. But then when he goes into his depression stages you feel sorry for him and really understand that he needs help. The movie will have you changing moods just like Jones does.

I guess the only other thing that stands out in this movie is the performance by Delroy Lindo who seems to be very concerned for his friend and is always willing to give him a lending hand and helping him confront the sickness. There is nothing else that is worth pointing out about this movie except the character that Gere creates. The psychological aspect is explored at some points, but the ending really felt kind of open-ended and an easy way out to close the movie. I guess you cant explore the psychological aspect as much in a two hour period, but Gere s performance is what stands out in this movie and makes it endearing and likeable.

Excellent film. Richard Gere's acting was phenomenal and was at it's best - the best I have ever seen from him. His character was entirely believable. I could feel him, understand, and sympathize him.

My only problem with this film is the ending. V... (read more) Excellent film. Richard Gere's acting was phenomenal and was at it's best - the best I have ever seen from him. His character was entirely believable. I could feel him, understand, and sympathize him.

My only problem with this film is the ending. Very unrealistic, awkward, corny and dumb. THAT was disappointing.

Lol. thanks for the 2 hours of my life I will never get back Jamie :P

Quite a romantic, fairy tale style drama. Definately not what I was expecting to watch since it`s not a movie about Gere`s disease, but on the other hand this disease can`t help you focus on the love story part... It`s a bit in the middle and that I ... (read more) Quite a romantic, fairy tale style drama. Definately not what I was expecting to watch since it`s not a movie about Gere`s disease, but on the other hand this disease can`t help you focus on the love story part... It`s a bit in the middle and that I didn`t like...