Critics panned the movie, further proving they suck. It was Penny Marshall’s directorial debutĪnd that’s been another edition of Facts I learned from the Wikipedia Article! Whoopi did such a phenomenal job that I’m easily able to ignore the stuff she’s done more recently that I don’t like. This was supposed to be a vehicle for Shelley Long, and thank god it wasn’t. Thankfully, the movie gets me laughing out loud no matter how many times I watch it, so even with that huge unknown, I love Jumpin’ Jack Flash.Īnd now it’s time for Random Facts I Learned from the Wikipedia Article! Unless I’m supposed to infer from his clothes, at the end, that he’s as cool as her, but then her clothes are a style, his were 80s vomit. Unless they worked together she would get so bored by him. She’s quick on her feet and smart and rises to every situation she’s put in. I could see a hookup happening, but Jack is seriously not cool enough for Terry. Maybe that’s part of why I like the movie? The constant not knowing if I’m supposed to believe they’ll be a couple after the credits roll.
She’s clearly got friends, so that comment leans toward wanting a romantic relationship. Of course, Terry tells her coworker that she’s already got someone and mentions being lonely at some point. Which is another point in the not a romance category. Not only is Jack wearing some of the worst clothes ever, but it is clear he has no romantic feelings for Terry, and it’s all one-sided.
If it is a romance movie, then the reveal at the end is the worst ever. So by the end, I’m not sure if it’s still a funny spy movie or a funny spy romance movie. Then, of course, there’s the dinner and how dressed up she gets. Then he goes from just her reading the words from the screen to his voice talking. I think it’s when Terry, Whoopi Goldberg, goes to Jack’s, Jonathan Pryce, apartment. It’s hilarious because of all the hijinks that ensue, but at some point, it feels like it becomes something else.
I mean, clearly, it starts as an average person being pulled into a spy operation. I don’t know if I’m supposed to think of Jumpin’ Jack Flash as a romance or not.
Suddenly, she finds herself in the middle of dangerous spy business. One day she gets a strange message and breaks the code. A computer wiz woman works at a computer terminal in a NYC bank.
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