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Jack

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It's a cute family movie- Robin Williams is as good as you'd expect. His portrayal of a child is superb, and his parents, and friends are equally sincere and genuine. Bill Cosby is a nice addition to the story. One of Jennifer Lopez's first movies, and I thought she was good. OK, so it's based very loosely on the real disorder of kid's aging quickly, but it's a movie! It's still cute. I'd recommend it-

One of the best William's movies,it'll make you cry, laugh, and think about how lucky you are of being normal and healthy and how valuable are love and time in the life of some people.
Excellent movie to be seen in family or alone (if you are ashamed of crying in front of other people)I loved this movie

Fascinating portrait about a man whose biological rhythm presents an unusual contrast .

Robin Williams in one his finest performances, makes a sensible performance about who enjoys every day of his life with major intensity than most of us. His terrible illness will avoid the necessary and required time to experience and enjoy every stage of the human life.

This is the most touching film of Coppola.

Well, I saw this movie a long while ago, but I still would love to watch it again (even though I don't own it, poo)..."Jack" is the cutest movie I have seen! Robin Williams is the all-time greatest comedian, and I especially love how they put Bill Cosby in it! This movie is funny, sad, and very touching, especially twoards the end. Everyone who is a child at heart should go out and buy this movie! Who can turn down a great Robin Williams film?

Robin Williams, although an immensely funny and energetic comedian, has the raw acting talent to make you truly believe in his characters. He can emotionally engage you and allows for his supporting cast to remain prominent in his films without being overshadowed by the big characters that he plays. Patch Adams & Mrs. Doubtfire are two very fine examples of how Robin Williams can present an immensely funny character, yet retains a level of depth and reality that allow for the hysterical laughter without sacrificing the emotional importance of what his films are ultimately about. He achieves this just as well in Jack.

The film is based around the main character, Jack. He is a child born with a rapid aging disability like that of the real condition known as Progeria. The parents are naturally shocked and upset by this news, but make a pledge to allow him as good a life as possible. Fast forward a few years and we see a child in the body of a grown man (Robin Williams) who has been secluded from the outside world by his parents to protect him from the cruelties and judgments of the real world. His home school tutor Lawrence (Bill Cosby) recommends to Jacks parents that he should be put into a public school so he can socialise and make friends.

Anybodies first day of school is a terrifying one, but for Jack it's even more so thanks to him being in the body of a fully grown man entering an elementary school. Naturally his fellow classmates are a bit wary of this stranger in their classroom and keep well away whilst inventing stories. Mrs. Marquez (Jennifer Lopez), his teacher, warms quickly to Jack and strongly wants him to make friends and be accepted by his classmates. After being asked to join a team in a basketball game because of his height, he quickly becomes part of a group of friends who start to look past his appearance and recognise the kid within him.

This is an immensely sweet and heart warming film and is personally one of my favourites starring the comic legend that is Robin Williams. It's largely unrecognised on the mainstream film stage and I would love it to get more recognition than it did then and does now. It's up there with the likes of Mrs. Doubtfire and Patch Adams. Although it's not as blatantly funny, it's more so an emotional piece with a strong message to deliver to us all about acceptance of the personality within everybody. Looking past the appearance and accepting people, warts and all.

Directed by the legend of Francis Ford Coppola, there's no denying that this would have been an immensely enjoyable movie going piece. The inclusion of comedy legend Bill Cosby is also a delight and although he doesn't have a largely comic prominence, it's still a great thing to see him in the film. This is one of Jennifer Lopez' first movies and although I'm not crazy over her acting, she doesn't do a bad job overall. Williams is the true gem though and truly creates a believable and sweet character that we're all hoping will succeed in making friends.

I would highly recommend this to any fans of Robin Williams as it's truly one of his greatest.

One gloomy night in August, Brain Powell and Karen Powell (Brain Kerwin and Diane Lane) decided they would like to be parents. Two months later at a Halloween party Karen realized that the baby was ready to get out after only two months. Had the baby ripped out Aliens-style, this movie would have no doubt been better; however, it wasn't meant to be. Nonetheless, the Halloween-spawn came forth as Karen delivered what essentially turned out to be the Wolfman.

It turns out that Karen delivered her baby, Jack (Robin Williams), seven months early because he's aging at four-times the rate of a normal human. What was left out of the explanation, however, was that along with the quadrupled growth rate, Jack had hair growth at roughly 25 times the normal rate. That's the only explanation for Jack ending up looking like a 40 year old wearing a fur coat or an extra for Planet of the Apes. Given Williams' resemblance to the guy one step from the right on the evolutionary chart, I suppose the premise is not all that unbelievable. Williams playing an innocent, character who diddles and fidgets like a child, on the other hand, is just awkward.

Anyway, by the time Jack is ready for school he looks like a middle-aged adult. He eventually ends up going to public school where he's horribly out of place, and it's much worse than you would expect for a movie in which Robin Williams plays a grade-schooler. In all the appropriate places, where a child interacts with parents, a heartwarming pause is felt by all. Except anyone with a pulse. Essentially he's the proverbial turd in a punchbowl. It's just Robin Williams hamming it up for the camera for 2 hours, basically the same thing he did in the "Don't Worry, Be Happy" video - a grown man willing to flush his dignity down the toilet in order to do ridiculous things that only he finds amusing.

Thank goodness for the combined efforts of the talented and gorgeous Diane Lane, and the sexy, nubile school teacher played by Jennifer Lopez. If not for those two, this atrocity of a movie may have caused riots. I only recommend this movie for severely deranged masochists.

an excellent film. great humour and a great plot. Casted well with very imaginative scenes. Its a great film. Don't miss out!!!!

I find this to be one of the finest Robin Williams dramatic/comedic performance. I enjoyed it immensely. Robin Williams portrays Jack Powell, a boy who suffers from a disease that ages him 4 times faster than normal. Just image a 10 year old boy with the body of a 40year old & with the comedy of Robin Williams! School is really a hassle!

Don't expect a classic when you see this, because if you expect that then you're not going to like it, the movie is okay. It's just a heartwarming story that is more for the family then anything else, good though, Robin Williams displays good acting here.

Availability: This item will be released on February 24, 2004.
There are contidictions on DVD release dates This is a great movie have worn out the VHS looking forward to seeing it on DVD.