jacknife be a masterpiece of the 80 . it a movie that breaths through amaze acting and a very interesting direct touch . in jacknife both lover of european and american cinema can find thing to relate on . the screenplay be very compelling and full of beautiful character . ed harris be give one of the great performance up to date . he portray his alcoholic hero superbly make u feel his broken heart in each line and in each move . robert de niro make u once again think of him a one of the great actor of all time in one of the simple but also most realistic performance in his career . jacknife be never get bore a it show it hero clear of any typical hollywood typical character element . after the war none be a hero . everybody be a loser and and this movie be about that simple truth . none can mend up his piece after a war and just like the hero of this movie . jacknife be about the disease of the soul that war create . simply magnificent movie .