Dateline Movies Present: 7 Jack Movies
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Hollywood really likes to use the name Jack a lot. Welcome to Dateline Movies, and we'll be having our first countdown. Today, we'll be talking about the 7 Nearly Forgotten Movies with the name Jack in it. Please note that the list is arranged according to critical reception and obscurity. Now, sit back, and relax as we countdown from number 7. (Arranged from worst to best)
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It's alright if you don't know this movie. For one reason, this movie is entirely forgotten thanks to the critical panning it got. Lightning Jack is a story about a wannabe outlaw. Apparently, not much is remembered here. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Paul Hogan, who is Lightning Jack, at least did make a worthwhile chemistry. That makes this movie a little neat, and that's why this gets the number 7 spot.
6. Jack (1996)
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This one deserved a little more recognition and a whole lot more praise. Jack, in my opinion was a remarkable piece of film making. Jack follows the titular character, who has a bizarre aging problem. He is a 9-year old in a 40-year old body. Although it does have a lot of similarities with the much more popular Big, which has Tom Hanks growing up after a wish gone wrong, it's still worth the watch. With a cast composing of Robin Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Diane Lane and Bill Cosby, plus an outstanding director in the person of Francis Ford Coppola, it's entirely impossible for this to become a flop. Unfortunately, it was a flop. It fared poorly in the box office and was critically panned as well.
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Okay, it's not entirely memorable after the critical reception on it's initial release, but it was still worthwhile watching it. Jack Frost stars Michael Keaton as a deceased father who comes back to life as a snow man. In the movie, he tries to reconnect with his son before his soul passes to the other side. What makes this memorable is its touching message about father and son. The likable performance of Michael Keaton made this our 5th Jack movie.
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I highly doubt that you remember this one, because honestly, I have never heard of this one before I decided to make this list. This one at least fared better than the previous movies above. Casino Jack stars Kevin Spacey as a con-man trying to get it all. Although the movie benefits from Kevin Spacey's performance, it still falls flat because of its uneven storytelling. This is in spite of the fact that the story is meant to be a reenactment of real life. All these account for the movie getting the number 4 spot.
3. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
If you're thinking of the classic fable about a boy who receives magic seeds that turn to a giant beanstalk and eventually discovers there's a giant in the sky, well you thought right. If you think this is a kid-friendly movie, which faithfully adapts the source material, well you thought wrong. This nearly forgotten Brian Singer film features a slightly altered view of the story. In the film, there was a war between humans and giants, and unfortunately, Jack restarted the long postponed revolution. The title itself and the uninspired plot is what made this movie forgotten. Not even the talented cast, which included Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane, and Stanley Tucci could save the movie. To make the movie even more disappointing is the fact that it was directed by Brian Singer, the man who made the two X-Men films (excluding the bad 3rd one) and Superman Returns. The box office performance was also a bust, and these are the reasons why this comes 3rd in the list. Although it did fare better in the reception than the movies above.
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2. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2013)
If you're a huge fan of Tom Clancy's works, than you may have watched this one. It's not the best of his work, but it packed enough action and thrills to keep this one from going entirely forgotten. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit follows an agent discovering a financial attack plan, courtesy of the Russians. It has a huge ensemble cast, with Chris Pine, Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley leading the charge. Kenneth Branagh tried so hard to make this movie epic, as well as having a role in the film, but his efforts didn't make the cut. Although it did a fair reception, it didn't help to make this movie entirely memorable.
1. Jack Reacher (2012)
Technically the best among all the films in this list in terms of critical success, this Punisher-like film follows Tom Cruise as a private investigator, attempting to uncover the mystery behind a shooting linking to five unrelated victims. It's also the second film by Christopher McQuarrie in this list. It's not entirely like Marvel's the Punisher since it lacks ultra violence, gore and the usual huge array of arsenal. The only thing that really matches with Punisher is that the movie focuses on a violent man, who simply helps others and is not trusted by the authorities. This film is actually a great stylized movie, which boasts perfect performances from Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog and Robert Duvall, while accompanied by thrilling surprises abundant in the film. Unfortunately, this film's critical reception was mainly mixed to positive and the story is almost straight forward, thus it's not entirely remembered. On the bright side, it was a commercial success especially in relation to the performance of the other films mentioned here.
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