Jack Says is a smart thriller in the mold of Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Christopher Nolan.
"Jack Says," released in 2008, is an indie film with an interesting history. Winner of the "best actor" and "jury" awards at the Newport Film Festival, it became the springboard for a graphic novel prequel, Jack Said. The graphic novel was also made into a movie in 2009.
"Jack Says" opens with a black and white sequence surprisingly reminiscent of Sin City and Guy Ritchie films. When it switches to color, it loses some of its impact. Throughout this tale of a man who has lost his memory, black and white flashbacks interweave with current happenings, each time reminding us how much better it would have been if the entire film were black and white.
The color and black/white issue notwithstanding, "Jack Says" is neo film noir that sucks the audience in with its graphic violence and entertains with references to the works of David Lynch and another cult amnesia flick, Memento. Fans of Memento will find many similarities, although Jack Says is a linear narration, and...
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