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My Boy Jack
EMAILPRINTMOVIE: PBS, Sunday 4/20 at 9:00p (120 minutes)

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 3 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama, War
Created By: David Haig
First Air Date: April 20, 2008
Summary
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, David Haig, Kim Cattrall, Carey Mulligan, and Julian Wadham
PBS' Masterpiece brings an adaptation of David Haig's play about the death of Rudyard Kipling's son (Daniel Radcliffe) and the impact it had on the poet.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site Official Show Site - UK
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
This is primarily Haig and Radcliffe's show--and it's a jolly good one.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
See it for its most extraordinary performance, by David Haig as an impassioned Rudyard Kipling. See it for the perfectly concise script, written by Haig and based on his 1997 play, as it delivers the Kipling family fully realized. And see the movie for its restrained but deeply heartfelt take on war, on the loss of soldiers, and, most of all, on guilt.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Daniel Radcliffe's maturation into this young-adult role is merely one reason to watch a poignant, splendid "Masterpiece" production, which star David Haig adapts from his 1997 stage play.
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Above all, enlisting Radcliffe and Cattrall was smart casting. In My Boy Jack, they help bring home the costs of war with wrenching force.
Read Full Review >New York PostAdam Buckman
There is no sign of Harry Potter in Radcliffe's confident performance as a restless boy who becomes a man.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterLaurence Vittes
The slow-paced but beautifully photographed story might have more cumulative than immediate emotional impact on American audiences, for whom the Great War and Kipling are likely to be distant memories, but the anti-war sentiment sure to be triggered by brutal sequences in the trenches and the cries of "Over the top!" will strike home dramatically.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
It is sumptuous in the way one wants these English period pieces to be, with green countryside, good contemporary detail and scenes filmed at Kipling's own house in Sussex. The source material limits it as a story somewhat, but the scenes play well and are full of nice human moments.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Although one wishes Haig had dug deeper into characterization in the script, his own performance and that of Daniel Radcliffe as his son elevate the "Masterpiece" film.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
This admirable and well-crafted film doesn’t turn away from the horrors of trench warfare, or from the agony of parents who proudly send their sons to war, yet can’t bear the idea of what those soldiers will find when they get there.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
All three do their best with the great tragedy of Kipling's life, but it's a rock running downhill, and you won't need glasses to see what's coming.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
It is hard to find much emotion in a movie that tries to wrench drama from an eye test.
Read Full Review >Wall Street JournalDorothy Rabinowitz
The result is a Kipling devoid of depth--a slender pillar for this anguished tale.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Nick V. gave it a7:
Good job to Dan Radcliffe, he is most well known for playing Harry Potter. Although he is proving that he can be a good actor. The movie was a bit slow at times but it was entertaining.
