Jack and Sarah Movie Review 1995

Widowed London lawyer (Grant) hires American waitress (Mathis), to help raise his infant daughter Sarah. Complications arise because Amy has no child rearing skills and Jack's parents and in-laws disapprove of the whole situation. Performances are nice (especially the scene-stealing infants), and there's some fine moments combining tragedy with romance, but the plot is a little thin and the whole film is slow moving (it takes more than half the movie to get the three protagonists in place). An edited version is rated PG.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Bringing Up Baby, Parenthood, On the Rocks, Wedding Bells, Nannies & Governesses, Funerals

Screenplay

Tim Sullivan

Cast

Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Cherie Lunghi, Eileen Atkins, Imogen Stubbs

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Director

Tim Sullivan

Music

Simon Boswell

Producer

Simon Channing-Williams, Pippa Cross, Janette Day, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures