Jack is a 24-year old boy who spent more then half of his life in prison. The story begins when Jack is about to start a new life, social worker Terry has to help him with that. To start his new life, he needs a new identity. He chooses the name Jack, with that new name comes a pair of brand new sneakers. Jack gets a small room in a house. From there he starts too look for a job. His new life is starting to get successful, he finds a job, he finds himself a girlfriend and he has friends. But the press is looking for him and his past...
During the movie there are some flashbacks, these return to Jacks childhood. He's walking down a street and 3 bully's are getting at him. Boy B, also known as Philip Craig beats the hell out of those bullies. Philip and Jack soon become friends. They hang out together and skip school a lot. What first seems as some naughtiness soon becomes a shocking crime...
The actors
Andrew Garfield plays the young man Jack Burridge. At first he's a shy and somewhat nervous character. As the movie goes on, he grows more confidence. Jack plays a realistic character who knows how to keep the viewers attention.
Peter Mullan also known from the movie 'Trainspotting', is named Terry in this movie, plays the role of a social worker. His character is proud of his achievements but at the same time it struggles trough daily life. He knows how to bring over this ambivalence in an adult character. The strongest part of his character is the intonation he puts in his voice.
Shaun Evans play's Jacks best friend Chris. This self-assured you man takes care of Jack. He takes him t parties and helps him with his work. His acting skills are good but sometimes a bit overacted.
If anyone would like some more information about the actors or director, the movie can be found over here in the IMDB
Image, sound and Extra's
The images used in the movie are a bit vague. The movie has realistic soft colours and is a bit dark. Sounds are good and clear, the dialogues are easy to follow. The actors articulate fine and they are easy to understand. This DVD has a scene-selection and some trailers. Apart from that there are no extra's.
The movie is suitable for children who are 12 years and older. This movie contains fear and swearing. The length of the film is 97 minutes and is spoken in English. The sound is Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0. The image aspect ratio is anamorphic 16:9.
Soundtracks
With Every Heartbeat - Kleerup feat. Robyn
Drop the Pressure - Mylo
Sexiest Man In Jamaica - Mint Royale
Floor Basics - Mint Royale
Princess - Mint Royale
The Warning - Hot Chip
Information about the movie
Runtime: 106 minutes
Sound: Dolby digital
MPAA:Rated R
Director: John Crowley
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
My opinion
I chose this movie because I had seen a trailer on another DVD. The images are somewhat vague, sometimes I had problems reading the subtitles. It does give the movie it's own natural character. The soundtracks were somewhat familiar, especially 'With every heartbeat', it fits in the setting of the movie. Boy A has a strong story but it lags a bit. The actors did a great job making the story realistic and interesting. I will not tell how the movie ends because I don't want to spoil it but it's definitely surprising. After seeing the movie, I kept thinking of the story. The movie made quite an impression.
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