Childhood Movie Pick #2: Jack

By Julie Davis / Boston

Jack is the best! Do you know who he is?

If you don’t you should def try and watch this super cute childhood favorite of mine. Featuring the funny and crazy Robin Williams as a young boy who is diagnosed with a disease where his body ages four times faster than a normal human being. He appears to be a 40-year-old man but really at heart is a carefree and loving ten year old that loves to play in empty boxes and wears power ranger pajamas.

Even though his parents give him all the toys a boy could want, all Jack wants is friends. His parents finally decide to let him enter the fifth grade after being home schooled all his life. He ends up seeing the world differently and finding friends that truly care.

I love this movie. It’s funny because of Robin Williams and his regular behavior he has in all his movies of goofing around and it is truly a touching story. The ending may make me cry, but it also leaves a smile on my face at the same time.

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