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American television can't seem to bring itself out from under the skirt of Reality TV. When one new sitcom debuts, there's two or three more reality series ready to crack the 10 top. Instead of brainstorming and bringing in new talent, American network execs continue to borrow from the British, as evident with the March 24th debut of "The Office." The acclaimed British version hopes to make an Americanized splash stateside, but many are weary of it's potential success. Remember what happened when we translated the U.K.'s version of "Coupling?" The "Office" looks like it could be a hit with all those that deal with the idiosyncrasies of corporate America. We'll wait around the water cooler and see who's talking.

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	Grade: B | Genre: Science Fiction/Horror Summary: The Jacket is definitely worth a spot on your 'to-see' list. What it may lack in originality, it definitely makes up for through Brody's performance and a well-crafted composition by Maybury.

Starring: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kelly Lynch
Director: John Maybury

If you stuck Memento and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest into a giant mixing bowl and stirred furiously, you'd have something close to the Jacket. While that is not necessarily a bad thing since it samples idea lines from two high quality films, it doesn't say much for this film's originality. Thankfully the film has Adrien Brody and director John Maybury to put this work on their collective shoulders to make the Jacket more effective than it probably should be.