King Jack
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| Directed by | Felix Thompson |
| Written by | Felix Thompson |
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| Cinematography | Brandon Roots |
| Edited by | Paul Penczner |
| Music by | Bryan Senti |
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| Distributed by | Well Go USA Entertainment |
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Running time | 80 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
King Jack is a 2015 American coming-of-age adventure drama film written and directed by Felix Thompson in his directorial debut. The film stars Charlie Plummer, Cory Nichols, Christian Madsen, Daniel Flaherty, Erin Davie and Chloe Levine, and follows a 15-year-old boy who befriends his introverted cousin while facing off against a sadistic school bully.
Plot
[edit]Jack, a scrappy 15-year-old boy, bonds with his introverted cousin while facing off against a bully.
Cast
[edit]- Charlie Plummer as Jack[2]
- Cory Nichols as Ben
- Christian Madsen as Tom
- Daniel Flaherty as Shane
- Erin Davie as Karen
- Chloe Levine as Holly
- Yainis Ynoa as Harriet
- Melvin Mogoli as Beavan
- Keith Leonard as Officer Pete
- Francis Piscopo as Eric
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2015.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 94% of 35 reviews are positive. The website's critical consensus reads, "Hard-hitting and honest yet sensitive, King Jack is an uncommonly affecting coming-of-age drama and a powerful calling card for debuting writer-director Felix Thompson."[5] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "Generally Favorable Reviews".[6]
In the Los Angeles Times, Michael Rechtsaffen said that "thanks to a strongly rooted lead performance by Charlie Plummer as a 15-year-old small-town kid who's well on his way to a stint in juvenile detention, "King Jack" still strikes a resonant chord."[7] On IndieWire, David Ehrlich said that "writer-director Felix Thompson's first film is a sensitive and self-possessed debut that clocks in at 76 minutes and doesn't waste a single one of them"[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "KING JACK (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ Benardello, Karen (May 25, 2015). "Tribeca 2015 Interview: Charlie Plummer, Cory Nichols and Christian Madsen Talk King Jack (Exclusive)". shockya.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Plummer, Felix Thompson talk about their coming of age movie 'King Jack'". pix11.com. April 16, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (June 11, 2015). "Film Review: 'King Jack'". variety.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "King Jack". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "King Jack". Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Review: Charlie Plummer rules troubled teen role in 'King Jack'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "'King Jack' Review: This Coming-Of-Age Story Packs A Rare Punch". IndieWire. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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