Jack of the Red Hearts

2015

Action / Drama / Family

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 58% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2553 2.6K

autism con artist woman director mother son relationship mother daughter relationship brother sister relationship

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Plot summary

A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

Director

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Janet Grillo

Top cast

Famke Janssen Photo
Famke Janssen as Kay Adams
AnnaSophia Robb Photo
AnnaSophia Robb as Jack
Taylor Richardson Photo
Taylor Richardson as Glory
Briana Marin Photo
Briana Marin as Scotty's Companion
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867.82 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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1.63 GB
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English 2.0
PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Reno 9 / 10

> The best life lesson comes from our

> 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 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. 8/10
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Reviewed by lavatch 8 / 10

The Miracle Worker

There is a turning point in "Jack of the Red Hearts" where the young woman is hired to care for an autistic child. The caregiver, Jacqueline "Jack" Ferguson is a fraud, who falsified her credentials out of desperation for the live-in helper job. But when Jack watches the film version of "The Miracle Worker" and observes Annie Sullivan's mentoring of Helen Keller, Jack appropriates Annie's techniques and begins to develop rapport with the child.

The little girl under Jack's care is named Glory, who is the daughter of Kay and Mark Adams. The family was desperate for assistance when Kay returned to work. Jack now calls herself "Donna" after stealing another worker's credentials. But it turns out that she has an extremely positive influence on the child.

Once during a card game, little Glory identifies the color, name, and type of card as "Jack of the red hearts." By the end, little Glory gives a successful interview for a school which could have an impact on her life. But the real impact has come from Glory's association with Jack.

It was unfortunate that the Adams family would not intervene more aggressively with the police, who arrest and plan to prosecute Jack. Despite its heartwarming and endearing moments, the film ended as a downer with Jack was hustled off in a squad car. It is unlikely that the long arm of the law will ever recognize the special relationship of this young woman with the autistic child.

But for the family, the only possible feeling they have of the effect of Jack on the child is: Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

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