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Two
Jacks
(2012)
Two
Jacks is a satire loosely
based on a Tolstoy tale
about a father and son
travelling down the same
path. Twenty years ago,
Jack Hussar Sr (Danny
Huston) is a renowned
director who returns to
Los Angeles on the verge
of being yesterday's man.
He is recognised at the
airport by wannabe
producer Brad (Dave
Pressler) who helps him
get settled in town,
except the welcome mat has
being removed and Jack Sr
is leaning on Brad. Brad
invites Jack to a
Hollywood party where he
becomes enchanted by
Dianna (Sienna Miller),
who just happens to be
Brad's sister. After
making love to her, he
moves on to the next party
and scams studio boss
Lorenzo (Richard Portnow),
but he can't get Dianna
out of his mind. In the
present, Dianna's (now
Jacqueline Bisset)
daughter Lily (Rosie
Fellner) is excited at
meeting up and coming
director JacK Hussar Jnr
(son of Danny, Jack
Huston) who is in town
trying to get his new film
ready with Paul (Guy
Burnet). Unhappy with his
hotel room, Lily invites
Jack and Paul to live in
their large house. Lily
falls for Jack, but in a
meeting with studio boss
Lorenzo, he introduces
Jack to his girl Laura
(Scarlett Kapella), who he
wants in Jack's movie.
After telling him not to
touch Laura, in a
subsequent meeting Jack
and Laura have drunken sex
in public and get
arrested, which causes
Lily to be heartbroken.
Director Bernard Rose
(Snuff-Movie, Ivansxtc,
The Kreutzer Sonata in his
digital period) is a tough
sell at the best of times.
He makes improvised
digital features that are
usually very talky and
border on pretentious, if
not completely
overstepping that border.
Two Jacks is no exception,
featuring two stories that
don't really go anywhere
and there's a lot of
Hollywood insider talk
which gets annoying after
a while. I don't mind Two
Jacks, particularly the
Danny Huston part of the
movie, but there are
frustratingly
underdeveloped moments
that could being expanded,
particularly the Jack Sr
and Dianna relationship.
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