Jack of the Red Hearts

Name: Jack of the Red Hearts
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: February 26, 2016
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 55

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Arc Entertainment | Release Date: February 26, 2016 | PG

Summary: A streetwise teen (AnnaSophia Robb), and casualty of the flawed foster care system, cons her way into a job by posing as an experienced caregiver for a family with an autistic child. At first in over her head, she ends up connecting with her new life in a way she never expected. Just as she’s found redemption, her deceitful past catches upA streetwise teen (AnnaSophia Robb), and casualty of the flawed foster care system, cons her way into a job by posing as an experienced caregiver for a family with an autistic child. At first in over her head, she ends up connecting with her new life in a way she never expected. Just as she’s found redemption, her deceitful past catches up with her and she’s forced to come to terms with who she really is.… Expand

Director: Janet Grillo

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 102 min

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Peter Keough

Feb 25, 2016

This is not “Rain Man”; it’s better. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 25, 2016

The story moves along in fairly predictable beats, including the inevitable denouement in which Jack's deception is exposed. But it's effective nonetheless, thanks to the authentic-feeling depiction of the physical and emotional toll of caring for an autistic child. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Feb 23, 2016

It's rare that a drama shows such specificity with respect to the experience of coping with autism, and that sensitivity goes a long way. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Feb 25, 2016

Jack of the Red Hearts is so good-hearted it doesn’t want to leave audiences without a glimmer a hope. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Feb 25, 2016

There's a poignant, powerful story lurking at the edges of Jack of the Red Hearts but, as is, the film proves a strained, implausible family drama. Read full review

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LeZee

Jun 4, 2016

The best life lesson comes from our own experience.

I recently reviewed a French film called 'Marie's Story', and that led me to check out another masterpiece 'The Miracle Worker'. I loved both the films which are based on the real story that sets around the same time, but in theThe best life lesson comes from our own experience.

I recently reviewed a French film called 'Marie's Story', and that led me to check out another masterpiece 'The Miracle Worker'. I loved both the films which are based on the real story that sets around the same time, but in the different continents. This was inspired by those two, other than that there's no connection. In fact they have given a credit by mentioning the Hollywood version. Only a similar theme, but the plot revolves differently. Like it gives an insight of some misconception on the autism.

It was actually about a 18 year old rebellious girl Jack, who meets a child with autism. After her young sister was taken away by the child service, she plans to fight back for her custody as they were promised to their mother that they would stay together. Now all she has to do is to find a job, but for her criminal record, she has only one way to get one and she pushes for it. So the story begins when the struggle for her sister guide for a new and unexpected life for both her and the family she meets.

The major misunderstanding is it is not all about autism, it was only a part of the story. But the original tale is about a girl whose life transformation from the teenhood to the adulthood. You could say it is a kind of mix of coming-of-age and self-discovery. The phase of that life is very crucial, especially for those who had lost their parents and struggling to find their own place in the society. So the learning process comes from their own experience than anybody's guidance. In that perspective, it was a beautiful and a simple family drama that inspires us. It was not based on the real story, but a very close to one, that's how it leaves the expression on the audience.

"Just felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest and served on a cracker."

The girl who played the role of an autistic child was good, not fully impressed, but the effort was highly appreciable. As I said the story's focus was on AnnaSophia Robb, though Famke Janssen has given a decent performance too. Most of the human inventions were the accidents and so the most of the relationships. It is until they meet, the right person for each, then their life would be changed forever. Like perhaps Annie-Helen and Marie-Marguerite from the films I mentioned in the first paragraph.

The human bond is very unique, but moving to the modern world's society, the rules have kept changing on treating the individuals because of the status of their life. So for the orphans, especially in the first world countries not easy to tackle such situation. This film highlights some of the issues, where and how the teenagers are getting lost.

Love and care are what most essential for the children, that's what family is for and with that kind of support they will achieve good things in life. But not the same case for the orphans who're treated as some kind of robots and forced to do against their will. It is good for their future, but a messed up system and its officials behaving badly like handling a prisoner. That's how Jack looks at from the perspective of her own life, until she meets a family who seek her help and realises the life is not as complicated as it looks, but we've to opt a right path to travel which needs a great sacrifice on the way to accomplish.

It is a very good message film. When one fails to realise, just let them to experience themselves until they come to realise. Sometimes it will be too late to begin again, but nothing is impossible. It is very sad that the film is undiscovered by many. It is no masterpiece, but the quest was very clear to depict the world from the teenager's perspective about how they look at the society, especially the system that laid eyes on them when no other eyes are looking after them. I Highly recommended it, especially for the drama fans and the family audience. Perhaps it might be one of the must see from the last year.

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EpicLadySponge

May 21, 2016

In a game of Hearts, I bet 99.99% of these people know that if you break a heart when you don't have a suit of that first playing card thrown at the middle and you earn a point when you have the highest in the middle. Well, try to guess what happened with this Jack of the Red Hearts? ItIn a game of Hearts, I bet 99.99% of these people know that if you break a heart when you don't have a suit of that first playing card thrown at the middle and you earn a point when you have the highest in the middle. Well, try to guess what happened with this Jack of the Red Hearts? It doesn't even break a heart. That's sad.… Expand

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