Jumpin' Jack Flash
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Annie Potts, Carol Kane, John Wood, Stephen Collins, Whoopi Goldberg Brand: Fox DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 100 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of Jumpin' Jack Flash
Movie Review: Unfulfilled potential
Summary: 3 Stars
It's okay. What's sad about it? It could have been far better film. Whoopi Goldberg made the best of it but unless you're a fan they made a mess out of this film. Part of the problem was should it be a comedy or drama? Comedy is okay. John Huston changed Beat the Devil from suspense to comedy but it was a well written film. Jack Flash also possesses a good storyline but it became The Whoopi Goldberg Show and drifted into slapstick on occasion to kill time. She needed help on this film from the supporting characters. So the film bcame the show. It was also a lost opportunity but it was made at an awkward time. Only white folks could be American heroes. They could barely be leading characters. She took a few steps towards trashing that idea with Jack Flash. She could have taken a few more but the hesitation may have been due to concern over her acting capabilities if the film drifted toward drama and suspense. So why bother. Take what you have and forget the rest. At the time it was a wise decision. Still I hope that somebody will redo the film. There may be no KGB but the world is still quite dangerous. Hacking has grown quite common and somebody, establishing a back line of communications in this situation, doesn't sound unfeasible. I would like to see somebody try it again but it needs strong writing.