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The story of a father and baby daughter, 1995's Jack and Sarah is the best cinematic depiction of what came to be known as "the 90s man". No matter how bad things get we know Richard E Grant will eventually learn to get in touch with his feelings and express his emotions. Grant plays Jack, whose reaction to the loss of his wife during childbirth is initially complete rejection followed by an alcoholic binge. Jack's family coax fatherhood from him easily enough however and this is where the film's heart lies. Brushing away the bitter beginning, Grant's comedic performance in juggling life around newborn baby Sarah is often hilarious: the image of the child in a sock hat being carried in a padded envelope is priceless. Bouncing off Grant's acting are some terrific cameos from Judi Dench as his stuffy mum and Sir Ian McKellen as a convincingly inebriated butler. Samantha Mathis plays an American waitress who provides a twist to the tale. There's genuine chemistry between her and Grant, specifically when they are both around the outrageously cute baby Sarah. Written and directed by Tim Sullivan, this is clearly a very personal expression of the meaning of family. Although backed by lots of Simply Red songs, it hopefully won't be one that's too quickly outdated.
On the DVD: The ratio is confusingly stated as "Widescreen 4:3". Effectively it's an anamorphic 1:66:1 presentation giving a tad more edge than its video predecessor. Sound is in Dolby surround. The minimal extras are four repetitive TV spots and two theatrical trailers. --Paul Tonks
Special Features
1.66 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\Spanish
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English French Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
2 Original Theatrical Trailers
4 TV Spots
Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\Norwegian\Spanish\Swedish
DVD 9
French\Spanish
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English French Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
2 Original Theatrical Trailers
4 TV Spots
Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\Norwegian\Spanish\Swedish
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Starring Richard E Grant and Samantha Mathis, Jack and Sarah is the story of a lawyer whose wife dies in childbirth and he is left holding the baby. After a period of drunkenness and confusion Jack (Grant) comes to terms with his daughter and experiences the problems of a single father. Then he meets an American babysitter (Mathis) and they find romance... A very good film in all, with tragedy at the beginning combined with comedy through out. Richard E Grant and Samantha Mathis are excellent and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this film whatsoever.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Watch Jack & Sarah on a cold afternoon when you are bundled up and snug with a hot cup of tea in your favorite chair. The romance between two unlikely characters is brought to life by Dame Judi Dench, Richard Grant and Samantha Mathis in the perfect setting. I have yet to tire of this this story and enjoy everything about it - the setting, comedy, romance and even the tragedies.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Jack and Sarah is undoubtably one of the best films I have. The film takes you through an emotional rollercoaster. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it warms your heart.
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loved it.
One first glance this wouldn't be the type of film that I'd be really interested in, but I'm glad that I did take an interest in it as it's a wonderful film. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. R. Patel
Love it
One of my all time favourite films, may it live on through VHS to Blueray and beyond!
Definitely one which requires a box of tissues at hand!
Definitely one which requires a box of tissues at hand!
Published 7 months ago by Looby
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One of my all time favourite films, may it live on through VHS to Blueray and beyond!
Definitely one which requires a box of tissues at hand!
Definitely one which requires a box of tissues at hand!
Published 7 months ago by Looby
No chemistry at all
This is supposed to be a love story ... but for me it was boring, boring, boring. There was no chemistry between the main actors at all. Richard E. Read more
Published 7 months ago by KatjaPL
Great
Absolutely amazing and funny - recommend it to all people with kids.
Can't stop watching it over and over again. My 3 years old daughter loves it too.......
Can't stop watching it over and over again. My 3 years old daughter loves it too.......
Published 8 months ago by Dani
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... and watch it over and over again. The story is endearing and sweet. The actors are brilliant, quite a few heavy weights actually. Read more
Published 12 months ago by G Star
A sweet film
This film melts your heart. Its so funny in parts too so its a good all round movie to make you feel good.
Published 17 months ago by Dottie33
Very good and enjoyable
I liked everyone in this film apart from the babysitter Jack hires to look after his baby, but seeing as all the other characters are really good, I can overlook the useless... Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. Taylor
Jack & Sarah
This film is so so good. With a fantastic cast. It's a touching story acted out so well.
Published on 28 May 2010 by D. J. Harrison
MUST SEE FILM
Richard E Grant at his best.A touchingly fantastic story with an excellent support cast.We really enjoyed the down and out character played by Ian McKellen. Read more
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