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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 dis...( read more  read more... )ease 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

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PG-13, 113 min.

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Release Date: August 9, 1996

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DVD Release Date: August 3, 2004

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  • irisheyes686
    August 23, 2009
    irisheyes686
    This movie was cute, but sad.
  • crackingdanio
    April 29, 2008
    crackingdanio
    the only good thing about this film was diane lane, everyone else i wanted to beat with a frying pan for overacting, i'm looking at you jlo and robin
  • StaisilD
    March 27, 2008
    StaisilD
    "Jack" is a silly, genial and charming story about a "little" boy who ages four times faster than he should. It's a tragedy disguised as comedy. It has some comic elements but who couldn't admit the basic idea is rather sad.Williams really relieved the child inside of him. Bill C...( read more)osby is also splendid as Jack's sympathetic teacher Woodruff. For the sake of comparison I might mention that Penny Marshall's "Big" starring Tom Hanks is an outstanding, heart-warming classic and I've seen it many, many, many times but it's hard to get tired of a movie that's simply so enjoyable and entertaining. It gets a bit depressing at times and you can't help but feel sorry for Jack towards the end but all in all this is a fine movie about how cruel life can be to those with congenital problems.
  • QueenCityFilms
    March 7, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    this is not a Coppola movie...right? This was all just an illusion
  • Chiefilms
    March 3, 2008
    Chiefilms
    Coppola baby, classic shit.
  • Jessieebaby
    September 25, 2009
    Jessieebaby
    Robin Williams is the best!!! I absolutely love him
  • zuania
    September 8, 2009
    zuania
    hay no! robin williams harta ya con la risita y el llanto
  • jaylourowelyn
    August 11, 2009
    jaylourowelyn
    very interesting movie.. it talked about friendship, love and understanding.. love it..
  • Rosiieeee
    August 6, 2009
    Rosiieeee
    Really great film, brill storyline, LOVE ITT =]
  • chargerchick89
    July 24, 2009
    chargerchick89
    Such a wonderful movie. I still can't watch it all the way through without crying. I enjoyed seeing Robin Williams doing a more serious role while still playing the role of a child. This movie was very well casted.

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  • SoulSweeper
    January 4, 2008
    SoulSweeper
    This Movie Make Me Sad, But It Is One Of The My Favourite movies.
    Robin Is a Genius
  • littlemickmac
    June 15, 2007
    littlemickmac
    thought it was really funny and it was 1 of robin willaims best movies
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