the performances veer between campy and good

especially the lead actor but all the "inmates" i could say that about. the dated, campy quality to all the acting and the movie really...it's such a dated, over the top look at mental illness but somehow it still works for me. in the films, context there's many good performances. it's a solid film though i can understand why others might not like it. the story is dated and trite and you know what's going to happen to the lead character pretty much from the get go.