Jack Falls

2011 British film

21 March 2011 (2011-03-21)

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Jack Falls is a 2011 British independent feature film starring Simon Phillips, Jason Flemying, Dexter Fletcher, Martin Kemp, and Tamer Hassan, and the third installment in the Jack Says Trilogy.^[1] It is based on the graphic novel of the same title by Paul Tanter, and follows on from the films Jack Says and Jack Said.^[2]^[1]

The movie is a contemporary film noir shot in high-contrast black-and-white with splashes of colour particularly reminiscent of the Robert Rodriguez film Sin City.^[3] The film won an award for best action film at the 2011 London Independent Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London to seek revenge and settle some old scores, but he soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too. As he battles to stay alive, he must also deal with the guilt from the consequences of his undercover life.

Cast

Simon Phillips as Jack Adleth
Tamer Hassan as The Boss
Jason Flemying as Damien
Alan Ford as Carter
Dexter Fletcher as Detective Edwards
Adam Deacon as Hogan
Martin Kemp as Dr Lawrence
Christopher Foshas Dave
Olivia Hallinan as Natasha
Jing Lusi as Carly
Doug Bradley as The Doctor
Rita Ramnani as Erin
Neil Maskell as Sid

References

^ ^a ^b "The Jack films". Brentwood Gazette. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via ProQuest.
^ "Third film completes Jack pack: Chelmsford writer and director Paul Tanter tells Sophia Charalambous about making the first ever British film trilogy with the Jack movies". Brentwood Gazette. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via ProQuest.
^ ^a ^b Bentley, David (2 May 2011). "Sin City-styled crime thriller Jack Falls wins best action film award". Coventry Telegraph.net. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.