Jack

1996

Action / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy

34
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 49% · 35 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 66773 66.8K

genetics age difference body exchange

Plot summary

Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man. After years of homeschooling, he enters public school for the first time, eager to make friends and live like any other kid—only to discover that growing up too fast means learning some of life’s hardest lessons early.

Director

Francis Ford Coppola Photo
Francis Ford Coppola

Top cast

Diane Lane Photo
Diane Lane as Karen Powell
John Pirruccello Photo
John Pirruccello as Lion party guest
Don Novello Photo
Don Novello as Bartender
Irwin Corey Photo
Irwin Corey as Poppy
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
1.02 GB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 7
2.09 GB
1904*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 44

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by snlfan3300 6 / 10

Touching

The Good: This movie is an excellent comedy/drama. Robin Williams does a heart warming performance as Jack, a boy who grows 4 times as fast as a regular boy. There were many funny parts, and many sad parts with a good mix of both. The acting is very good; Robin Williams did a great job of playing a 10 year-old boy.The Bad: There were a few missing ends to this movie. Some things didn't fit together right. One thing was when he went to jail for getting in a fight at the bar. If he's only 10 years old, aren't the police going to figure it out?!Overall: Overall, this is a touching movie that I encourage everyone to see. It may not be an Oscar nominee, but all in all it is a good show.*** 1/2 out of *****
Reviewed by Ggconte 7 / 10

A Much Better Film Than Critics Say It Is.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James DeMonaco and Gary Nadeau, Jack is actually a fairly simple story about a 10-year-old that suffers from a severe aging disease. Due to the disease, his mind ages properly but his body ages at four times the rate of the average human being. With the encouragement of his tutor, his parents elect to finally put him in public school, which shows the positives of social interaction, but the negatives of his aging body.There are always those films that moviegoers understand but professional critics don't. This is definitely one of those films to me.While the disease that is discussed in the film is based on a real life disease, this is very much a fictionalized version of it, which is something that I feel many misunderstood. It was never intended to be a factual version of the disease, it's only loosely based on it.The biggest positive about the movie is its cast. They are really the ones that help drive this unusual plot. The chemistry between Robin Williams, Diane Lane, and Brian Kerwin is impeccable, which is a huge element to the movie. Had it not been for that chemistry, it would've just been awkward, especially since Robin Williams was older than the both of them.The role of Jack was tailor made for Williams. When I first viewed the film as an adult, I didn't know what to think, and didn't expect anything new from Williams because he performs most of his roles like a child-like adult. Williams brings an authenticity and such heart to this role that you honestly believe he is the ten year old he's playing. His performance becomes particularly memorable when the character has to come to terms with his own mortality.The film also consists of two very underrated performances from the then new Jennifer Lopez and Bill Cosby. In fact, this is my favorite film with Cosby, because it was a great showcase for his dramatic acting skills. There's also the child cast, who give great performances of their own.Don't get me wrong, the film is not perfect. The film gets incredibly slow as it builds towards its ending. It also pushes things a little too far during those moments, especially with the bar scene, which could've been left out of the film.However, it all leads to a tremendous ending, which features a great speech from the character of Jack. A speech that hits a little too close to home given how we lost Williams.So overall, this is a film that I feel critics completely misunderstood. Is it perfect? No. However, it is a film that I feel deserves a much better reputation than it has gotten.
Read more IMDb reviews

1 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment