Above-average comedy, well worth watching.

Jumpin' Jack Flash review

By roncoach from suffolk

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, Lawrence Gordon

Director Penny Marshall

Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy, Thriller

Run time 101 mins Certificate 15

25th October 2011

The Number1 chart song was a 'gas' ( as Mick wrote and sang it)......so is the film. It's funny........nothing pretentious, no 'message', not much of a plot-----just comedy that makes the viewer laugh. Whoopi is good , and makes me wish she'd become a bigger star and been in more films.Wasn't she mysterious and excellent in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'? Whenever she made one of her infrequent appearances in an episode, you'd know it was going to be an extra-specially good episode.

That reminds me......the leading man in JJFlash is Stephen Collins, who I vowed would be a major star-----duh..what do I know about the film industry ! He had charm, wit and was just right for all the sort of roles someone like James Garner used to get. Collins starred in a very watchable TV series in the early 80s called 'Tales Of The Gold Monkey'----you'd like it, so would your kids.........who's ever heard of it ?????

But back to this funny movie......it's ermmmm 'funny' so watch it.

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About the reviewer: roncoach

Mad about films-----nearly any genre invented. I firmly believe that , for examples, during the Golden Age of Hollywood ( say 1937-47) or during the Ealing Years in Britain in the 50s ,more good or great films were made, in terms of sheer numbers than before or since. But I also firmly believe that good and great films have been made in every decade over the past 90 years or more right up to the present day. It is just my opinion that far fewer are made in the present era than in earlier eras. But so long as great films , like The King's Speech ( 2010) or Shawshank Redemption (1994) { or even great TV series like "Lost") are made ........the silver screen will always enrich people's lives and add to our cultural heritage. And most of all to our sheer enjoyment ! Not everyone needs to be a film "buff" or include viewing as their favourite hobby......but is there really anyone who does not enjoy a good film at least from time to time ? In another life, I want to be Leslie Halliwell who, during his life, watched just about every movie ever made and passed on his enthusiasm and passion to so many of his readers. After his death, his successors never "got it right" as Mr Halliwell would have wished. Pity. I have made a collection of my 100 "must-see" films -------it is available under one of my profile sections. Of course, some of the list would change every day LOL ! But the one published on this site gives a good idea of the range of my movie "likes". I wonder if my feeling is correct that today's younger generations are far less tolerant of the whole spectrum of movies in terms of when they were produced. I feel that older generations will readily recognise and acknowledge a good or great movie whether it it was made in 1940 or in 2011. But it seems that younger generations do not do that------they are less inclined to even watch a film dated 1940 ( thus missing some all-time greats) , and if by chance they DO see an "oldie" that is genuinely a great film, they are likely to review it as "dated rubbish". I hope that sweeping generalisation is wrong and that younger generations make a point of looking for 5* films from bygone eras and not just trying to search through much dross to find a good or great film from among the current "blockbusters". Yeah, I'll get off the soapbox and go and watch a film......a good one : from 1940 or from 2011. Happy Viewing :)

Titles rented: 175

Favourite actor: Bogey to Bacon; Coop to De Niro; etc

Favourite director: Michael Curtiz