![]() Despite this mixed bag of genres, it kind of works. It jumps back and forth from a revenge tale, romance, psychopathic killer, thriller, psychic ability mystery, and a re-connection drama. Jack be Nimble doesn’t exactly know what type of movie it wants to be. All the while unaware, they are being hunted by the four sisters Jack left alive, now under the control of their vindictive dead mother and hell-bent on revenge. Dora is torn between the life she has now and a life with her brother at her side.ĭesperate to find answers to why they were abandoned, the two siblings set off to find their birth parents. Possessive of his long-lost sister, he mistrusts the people in her life and tries to put a wedge into her relationships. The two begin to form a strong bond that becomes a blossoming relationship until Jack and Dora are reunited.įueled by rage for the life he has been dealt and taking it out on anyone he encounters, it’s clear Jack is a powder keg ready to explode. It isn’t until she meets a much older Teddy ( Bruno Lawrence) that she gets some relief as he has psychic abilities, too, and can help her quiet the chatter that’s plaguing her. Believing they’re voices from the dead, she begins drinking heavily to drown them out and get some needed sleep. Meanwhile, Dora ( Sarah Smuts-Kennedy) is hearing voices in her head after an altercation that puts her in the hospital. Free from their torment, Jack sets off to find his sister. When the device is powered up, the miniature blinking lights hypnotize everyone, and Jack exacts his revenge by suggesting his adopted parents harm themselves. When he’s betrayed by his “sisters” and brutally beaten by his drunken “father,” Jack decides to share with the family what it is he’s been building. Now grown, Jack ( Alexis Arquette) struggles with his studies but is masterful with his shop class skills. Nightstream Review: ‘Cosmic Dawn’ is a Trippy Abduction Film On the other hand, Jack is verbally and physically abused, fed scraps, and constantly told what a disappointment he is to everyone. Dora wants for not and is doted on as the only child. Jack, meanwhile, is taken by Clarrie and Bernice, who live on a dilapidated farm with their four creepy daughters. He quickly puts them both in an orphanage, which looks like it wouldn’t be fit to house animals.ĭora is adopted by the upper-middle-class Birch family and separated from her brother. Their father returns and realizes he has been abandoned and tasked with caring for the kids. She secures her two young children Dora and Jack, in the bedroom and vanishes. Borsalino (LE Arrow US) (Blu-Ray) $27.Jack Be Nimble starts with a mother suffering a complete mental breakdown due to the extracurricular activities of her husband, possibly actual or imagined, we’re not quite sure.Bluebeard's Castle (BFI UK) (Blu-Ray Region B) Preorder $23.99.Murder Obsession (UK Radiance X Raro) (Blu-Ray All Region) Preorder $25.99.(Special Obi Strip Edition) Messiah of Evil (Radiance Films) (Blu-Ray All Region) Preorder $27.99.Elegant Beast (LE Radiance Films) (Blu-Ray All Region) Preorder $27.99.Facts of Murder (LE Radiance Films) (Blu-Ray All Region) Preorder $27.99. ![]() Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (4k UHD) $27.99.Short Films: Beyond Gravity (50 Minutes – New 2K Restoration) & Naughty Little Peeptoe (35 Minutes)Įmail Address Diabolik Newsletter Latest Products.Director Garth Maxwell Talks About His Childhood, Inspirations, and Filmmaking. ![]() Interview with Director Garth Maxwell & Film Critic Dominic Corry.Starring: Alexis Arquette, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Bruno Lawrence, Tony Barry, Elizabeth Hawthorneġ993 / 96 min / 1.85:1 / English 5.1 DTS-HD MA Both twins feel the pull to find each other again as they grow older, but violence threatens their joining from all sides. Jack ends up with a sadistic family who bullies and controls him whereas Dora is raised by a quite normal family, but starts being tortured by extra-sensory powers. ![]() A gothic horror gem from New Zealand returns in a brand new 4K restoration! From the twisted mind of Garth Maxwell comes the tale of separated twins Jack (Alexis Arquette) and Dora (Sarah Smuts-Kennedy), abandoned by their parents as children and separated by adoption. ![]()
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