This feel-good motion picture is intelligently written and expertly directed.
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The New York TimesVincent Canby
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Within the limits and cliches of utterly predictable material, Mr. Coppola is still finally able to make this one from the heart.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
it's a synthetic, rather drab movie, one that seems linked less to experience, or even to fantasy, than to other movies - "Big," of course, and also "E.T.," "Mask," and "Phenomenon."
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San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Francis Ford Coppola's Jack has its affecting moments, but in the end illustrates the pitfalls of the "concept" movie, the kind you can boil down to a one-line hook.
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EmpireCaroline Westbrook
EmpireCaroline Westbrook
The formula for Robin Williams' childish stick wares dangerously thin this time out.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
[Robin Williams] has been ill-served by a screenplay that isn't curious about what his life would really be like.
Jack is more depressing than the weight of its demerits because of the quality of the work both these men have done before.
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San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Jack is a warm, heartfelt disaster that shows that life is fleeting but movies can be very long indeed.
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TimeRichard Schickel
TimeRichard Schickel
One is left wondering why Williams has granted early retirement to his inner anarchist, what dark need compels a great clown to become a sad, fuzzy one in movies only Bob Dole - faking it -could love.
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Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
A listless family comedy and bland morality primer.