Cast: David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Kim Cattrall, Carey Mulligan
Director: Brian Kirk
Running-time: 2 hrs
Genre: Biography/War/Drama
REVIEW:
Helmed in tribute to the heroes who died during the First World War and televised in ITV1 on Memorial Day 11th November 2007, the result of this special is not your ordinary film made for television viewing – MY BOY JACK is a moving, almost-utterly-compelling biographic drama about family, responsibility, and love for the country. After all, the Brits had produced several television greats, and this one is just one major testament that there are still good things that come out of your telly these days.
The date was 1914, and this is the story about the renowned writer Rudyard Kipling (David Haig) at the pinnacle of his literary fame, whose great influence in the British Empire gives him an opportunity to schmooze with big-named people i.e. King George V, so when his son, John Kipling (Daniel Radcliffe), was turned down by the military examination due to his poor eyesight, he uses his commandeering voice. He argues that his son is an extremely bona fide volunteer to go war and fight for the name of the British Empire, and his being a bespectacled person doesn’t make him a total invalid. The son, called Jack in the family, goes to war, determined to bring honour to his country, and his father thinks if his son dies in the war, it would be for the name of glory. But the consequence arise, is the father ready to lose his only son in devotion to his King and country?
It’s one of those films that doesn’t glorify war, and shows us this unnerving portrait of humans sacrificing their lives all for the name of their country. Unlike any other war films, the crux of the story is not really about war but the passionate and bitter responsibilities of fathers and sons who are all forced to face the brutality in the absence of choice.
Daniel Radcliffe, taking off his wizard cloak for a while from Harry Potter submersion and after dropping his kit in bizarrely successful West End stage play EQUUS, takes another role that lets him spread his wings as far away from the wizarding role he gained fame of. His presence is not only a testament of higher television ratings but giving a performance to John Kipling that could foretell this bloke’s got future acting career indeed. Putting Radcliffe in this WWI drama, young as he look, he sports a moustache and smokes and drinks, the effect is jarring to see – but after all, John “Jack” Kipling was no older than 18 when he joined the army and became Lieutenant, usurping older soldiers under his command. It’s a convincing portrait of a son living up to his father’s expectation and facing responsibility, but deep within, he’s just another scared person of losing his life in the war. Kim Cattrall, from America’s SEX AND THE CITY, plays Jack’s mother in a quietly understated and self-controlled performance, and Carey Mulligan gives fire to a daughter and a sister who’s expected to keep silent in family discussions. However, all acting plaudits goes to David Haig as Rudyard Kipling from his overt sense of extreme patriotism at the start, almost hateful in character as a father who offers more importance to his national duty rather than his love for his family, to his transformation of a person who suffers in his conscience and guilt and shame. The scene of the arrival of the telegram is just power-packed with emotional punch, showing that it’s what all the parents feared for in the days of war.
To admit, there are sluggish scenes as well, as this cannot be uplifted to cinema status, but as a film for television it is exceptional with visuals that are nicely shot – the idyllic house of the Kiplings, the gardens, and then the gloom of the war in France, the gruel battlefields. After you’ve seen it all, you’ll realise it’s a worthwhile television drama, a scope of something that matters to our world, in the past, and even until now.
VERDICT:
The war scenes may not be Spielbergian in scale, but after all, this film for television’s intention is to tell a story about heroism out of the embittered duties of life during the WWI, and to pay tribute to those sons who live up to their fathers’ dreams. This is a haunting, powerful drama spilled with genuine performances worth watching for.
RATING: A-
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