Jack Goes Boating
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Plot Summary
Academy-Award®-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (CAPOTE) and Academy-Award®-nominee Amy Ryan (GONE BABY GONE) star in this humorous tale of love, betrayal, and friendship that The New York Post calls “Dryly Hilarious.” The story centers around Jack, a limo driver with vague dreams of landing a job with the MTA and an obsession with reggae that has prompted him to begin a half-hearted attempt at growing dreadlocks. He spends most of his time hanging out with his best friend and fellow driver Clyde (John Ortiz of AMERICAN GANGSTER) and Clyde’s wife Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega of Broadway’s RENT). When Clyde and Lucy introduce him to Connie, however, things change. Being with Connie inspires Jack to learn to cook, pursue a new career, and take swimming lessons so he can give her the romantic boat ride of which she dreams. But as Jack and Connie cautiously circle commitment, Clyde and Lucy’s marriage begins to disintegrate.
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Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
67%- Reviews Counted: 100
- Fresh: 67
- Rotten: 33
- Average Rating: 6.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: As is so often the case in modest, aimless little movies like this one, it is the acting that saves Jack Goes Boating from triviality or worse.
Rotten: Hoffman is stymied by the difficult task of transforming stage material into a movie; Jack Goes Boating's camera just sits there while actors act.
Fresh: It's an intimate, slice-of-life story in which things move deliberately, character goals are modest, and emotions -- both of the internal and external kind -- take center stage.
Fresh: Jack Goes Boating is a successful work of art. To see this movie is to feel that you've lived it.
Customer Reviews
See This For John Ortiz Performance
Underrated film from Seymour Hoffman. Yes some of the scenes have the unfortunate meet cute feeling that The Office has when Amy Ryan is on it, but John Ortiz's dark and subtle performance alone makes the movie worth seeing. Hoffman is great with the actors and aside from a dull indie soundtrack, a solid director.
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- Jack Goes Boating (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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