Review of You Don't Know Jack (2010) by Palina P — 26 Dec 2010
A good history of Kevorkian's fight with the law in favor of assisted suicide becoming a legitimate and recognized part of medicine. It's very well-acted, particularly by Pacino, who is able to reveal as much about Kevorkian through his words as he is through his quirks and idiosyncrasies.
The movie is pretty riveting. It's difficult to not feel moved and get that fist pumping feeling during some parts. However, I don't always feel like it was objective. It had an obvious bias towards Kevorkian to the point where any person who disagreed with him was an evil, duplicitous character seeking to bend the rules in their selfish favor.
I guess this isn't such a bad thing, as I know that the movie would be far less riveting if it didn't give you a hero to root for, but I still would like to have seen a more balanced view of things from the filmmakers.
This review of You Don't Know Jack (2010) was written by Palina P on 26 Dec 2010.
You Don't Know Jack has generally received very positive reviews.
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