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My Boy Jack Reviews

2007

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Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI. Read more

Starring	David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Carey Mulligan, Peter O'Meara
Director	Brian Kirk
Genres	Drama

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  My Boy Jack
  
  Please could i have my boy jack dvd please Because i really won't to watch it
  
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- 519894
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - jack1955
  - 1 review
  - Leicester
  - 30 Jan 2008 at 18:49
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  bit slow
  
  I saw this when it first came out but I'd forgotten the story since. I remembered it being good but I got bored this time around watching it. The story was ... read more »
  
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- - hanz_7
  - 4 reviews
  - 27 Feb 2012 at 21:31
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  A good film but main leads are mis-cast
  
  I enjoyed the film and the story but I think that the main leads were mis-cast. Daniel wasn't a very inspired choice (but good for getting people into the ... read more »
  
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  - OXON
  - 21 Dec 2011 at 15:52
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  Moving, Convincing acting
  
  Quite a moving film, everyones acting is convincing. There is a big gap in the middle of the film where nothing much happens, got a bit bored. And if anyones ... read more »
  
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- - HeverG
  - 47 reviews
  - Surrey, England
  - 05 Aug 2011 at 12:02
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  Fantastic film!
  
  I enjoyed this film a lot! The cast were all fantastic and I'm fascinated by life during the war so this really kept my interest. Would watch it again.
  
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- - Lauren Edwards
  - Middlesex, England
  - 19 May 2011 at 12:22
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  Powerful Powerful drama.
  
  Very moving and powerful drama based about the tragic waste of young lives in WW1. This is the true story of Rudyard Kipling - whose staunch support of British ... read more »
  
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- - Maxiku
  - 3 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 19 Apr 2011 at 23:31
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  my boy Jack
  
  Excellent, thoroughly enjoyed this from the word go. Very moving and believable, and beautifully portrayed by all the cast. Would definitely watch again!
  
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- - daisymaisy
  - 51 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 17 Mar 2010 at 19:48
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  Heartbreaking viewing...
  
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  I have seen this TV adaptation twice, and it is heartbreaking viewing. I have also seen David Haig's play, from which the TV dramatisation is adapted. An ... read more »
  
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- - Jorvik48
  - 2 reviews
  - Southsea
  - 09 Dec 2009 at 13:03
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  My Boy Jack
  
  I was disappointed by this film. The pace was slow. The characters were less than totally believable. My interest lagged after a short time and I skipped ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 20 Jul 2009 at 19:51
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  my boy jack
  
  Brilliant film sad but true
  
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- - spudleigh
  - 30 reviews
  - Guildford
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 22:58
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  Been on the telly
  
  A bit dull, Sad story about the first world war.
  
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- - lordflashheart
  - 89 reviews
  - Newport Pagnell
  - 19 Apr 2009 at 21:14
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  My Boy Jack
  
  Please could i have my boy jack dvd please Because i really won't to watch it
  
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  - jack1955
  - 1 review
  - Leicester
  - 30 Jan 2008 at 18:49
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  Brilliant - but Oh So Sad
  
  I missed 'My Son Jack' when it was televised so was glad of the opportunity of seeing it on DVD.
  
  Everyoe loves Rudyard Kipling's stories ... read more »
  
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  - Cheshire England
  - 24 Jan 2008 at 11:58
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  my boy Jack
  
  Excellent, thoroughly enjoyed this from the word go. Very moving and believable, and beautifully portrayed by all the cast. Would definitely watch again!
  
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- - daisymaisy
  - 51 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 17 Mar 2010 at 19:48
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  Good if not a little ploddy
  
  This is a very good film, that makes you think and feel like you were there, however it is a little ploddy at times.
  
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- - sashysach
  - 57 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 08 Jan 2008 at 16:13
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  This should have been far more moving.
  
  I don't know if it was Daniel Radcliffe's acting or David Haig's but somehow both performances, I found, were unemotionally involving, and that was ... read more »
  
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- - CaptainBligh
  - 84 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 26 Jan 2008 at 01:01
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  Moving, Convincing acting
  
  Quite a moving film, everyones acting is convincing. There is a big gap in the middle of the film where nothing much happens, got a bit bored. And if anyones ... read more »
  
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- - HeverG
  - 47 reviews
  - Surrey, England
  - 05 Aug 2011 at 12:02
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  Heartbreaking viewing...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I have seen this TV adaptation twice, and it is heartbreaking viewing. I have also seen David Haig's play, from which the TV dramatisation is adapted. An ... read more »
  
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- 838408
- - Jorvik48
  - 2 reviews
  - Southsea
  - 09 Dec 2009 at 13:03
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  Powerful Powerful drama.
  
  Very moving and powerful drama based about the tragic waste of young lives in WW1. This is the true story of Rudyard Kipling - whose staunch support of British ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 984420
- - Maxiku
  - 3 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 19 Apr 2011 at 23:31
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  Fantastic film!
  
  I enjoyed this film a lot! The cast were all fantastic and I'm fascinated by life during the war so this really kept my interest. Would watch it again.
  
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- - Lauren Edwards
  - Middlesex, England
  - 19 May 2011 at 12:22
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  worth watching
  
  it was alright, nothing special. it's worth watching but wouldn't watch again
  
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- - Hazel Dawn Carlo
  - southend on sea, essex, england
  - 18 Mar 2008 at 14:46

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