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 enlarge | Director: Lee Rose Actors: Stockard Channing, Ron Silver, Anton Yelchin, Erich Anderson, Brent Spiner Studio: Showtime Ent. Category: DVD List Price: Buy Used: $0.01 You Save: $8.32 (100%) New (10) Used (37) from $0.01 Rating:  7 reviewsSales Rank: 53928 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc Language: English (Original Language) Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 104 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6 MPN: D1147D ISBN: 1594471290 UPC: 758445114720 EAN: 9781594471292 ASIN: B0004Z2ZQ8 Theatrical Release Date: 2003 Release Date: December 7, 2004 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Ships Within 24 Hours - Satisfaction Guaranteed! | ||||||||||
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Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews... well done, but... February 26, 2008David M. Rossi Jack is a comedic drama that makes light work of dealing with teens facing complex issues in their lives. In that it makes light work of these issues is the movie's main flaw. Jack is a teen struggling with his own identity while dealing with his parent's sudden split, and then finding out dad is gay. His best friend seems (to Jack) to have a perfect suburban family right out of a modern day family sitcom, but all is far from right under their roof with parents who verbally fight all the time, occasionally ending in blows by one or the other. jack's newfound girlfriend has issues of her own.... popularity and constantly in fear of everyone finding out that her dad too, has come out of the closet. So how does the writing of the movie handle all of this luggage? with teen sarsastic wit and cynicism of course, and that's fine, but at times it feels overblown and forced. No teen, no matter how smart, has the guts to blast out every thought and concern in harmonious satire; even sitcoms have toned down that instinct to make their characters flawless in delivery, and yet, here it is overly prevalent. Still, Jack is often a bittersweet story of learning for the characters and the end does offer up hope, though thankfully, doesn't wrap it all up with a tiny bow and present to us a finished product all sunny and 100% happy. The movie makers instead presented us with a look of a batch of lives constantly in transition from the many lessons we (and these characters) are meant to learn each day. 3.75 stars  Not Spectacular November 5, 2006A. Villas-boas (London, UK) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful I have to admit i was expecting a lot more form this movie, and its preformers. The acting was not as great as other preformances i have seen these actors in, and the story line was not portrayed very well in my opinion. It is something to watch on a very rainy sunday. A Red Herring Family Comparison September 18, 2006Artist & Author (Near Mt. Baker, WA) 0 out of 5 found this review helpful One characteristic of these progay movies that I cannot stand is that they seem to always have to try to destroy some established social institution, such as the Church or marriage, to make the gayness seem okay. In this case, they show Jack's best friend's family to be a violent, dysfunctional family while Jack's mother and father who has chosen to become homosexual to be loving and supportive. But then, to show the love and emotional sustenance of the typical family would make Jack's seem to be even more dysfunctional. Also, the girl named Maggie is shown to have a homosexual dad and it doesn't seem to bother her much at all, even when he kisses his 'boyfriend' in public; apparently she has come to terms with it and the social ramifications for her as a child. To Jack's credit, he seems to come to terms with his father's homosexuality without trying to defend it. From a traditional values standpoint, this movie is a failure. Nobody takes a stand on the immorality of homosexual BEHAVIOR. The only reason I didn't give it an 'F' rating is that it does show the problems selfish parents cause their children by any immoral or contra-social practice when it becomes public. A Sleeper of a movie June 20, 2005Christina V. Vujovich (Southern California) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Channel-surfing on cable, I came across "Jack". Was very touched by the story and the acting by all the players. Stockard Channing is always consistent....she never fails in a performance. Ron Silver is a familiar name to me, but to watch him in this role, playing Dad, and a gay Dad at that, and the way he approached his life changes as it related to his son...understandable. He is a consummate performer. BUT..having read other reviews about Anton Yeltsin's performance as Jack being bland, or otherwise understated, I must disagree...This boy played an adolescent boy, coming of age, to the hilt...the dialogue and narration by him was touching. I'm no film critic, but I liked this film enough to sit down at the puter and find out more about it, and the opportunity to express my thoughts...GREAT little film, story...acting by ALL was great....it was, in a word, entertainment! And that's what it's all about. Thank you, cast (and crew) for Jack! Good script and an excellent cast January 31, 2005ardar88 (Falls Church, VA USA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Jack is a fifteen year-old boy dealing with the difficult navigation through adolescence. To further complicate his life his parents divorce because his father is gay. Jack's once secure world is turned upside down. The movie has a well-written script and good performances from the excellent cast. Veteran actors Stockard Channing and Ron Silver play the parents. Jack is played by Anton Yeltsin, who was actually only thirteen when the movie was made. His sensitive performance in the title role is what really makes the story work. Though nothing profound, this is an offbeat and better than average coming of age story. | |||||||||||
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