Product Details

• Actors: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosby
• Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: August 5, 1997
• Run Time: 113 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304298285
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,121 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Jack is Francis Coppola at his most pointless noodling, looking for the film he wants to make instead of just making it. Robin Williams stars as 10-year-old Jack, a boy with an inexplicable disease that ages him at four times the normal human rate. Kept at home like a contemporary Boo Radley, Jack becomes a neighborhood legend until his parents relent and send him to school. In time, the other kids befriend him and stay loyal as his hyperdevelopment puts a strain on his body and emotions. The idea is sound, but the execution is a bore. The best the script and Coppola can come up with are painfully long scenes in which Williams's character proves himself on the playground and in gross-out contests in a tree house. Coppola fishes around for signs of life and spontaneity in these scenes, but the film is actually best when Jack has to cope with certain feelings in his mature body (such as his attraction to a character played by Fran Drescher) that he isn't prepared for emotionally. Jack would have been a lot better if Coppola had embraced a plan from beginning to end and stuck to it. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I thought it was good!, December 13, 2005

By	A. Lovell - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jack (DVD)

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-

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars jack the best film, February 20, 2006

By	Ella "EB" (England) - See all my reviews

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

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It teaches the value of time and small things in life , July 2, 2006

By	John L "JML" (Orlando FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jack (DVD)

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