''Jack Said'' is a 2009 British thriller film, the prequel to '' Jack Says''. It is written by Paul Tanter, and based on his

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, illustrated by Oscar Alvarado. It stars

Danny Dyer Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'', with other notable roles as Mick Carter in EastEnders, Billy the Limpet in '' Mean Machine'' and as Tommy Johns ...

David O'Hara David Patrick O'Hara (born 9 July 1965) is a Scottish stage and character actor. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, he is best known to audiences for his numerous supporting roles in high-profile films; includ ...

, Simon Phillips,

Ashlie Walker Ashlie Walker is a British acting coach and life coach. She has been working in television since the age of ten and has had roles in ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls'', ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' ...

, Terry Stone and snooker player

Jimmy White James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...

Production

As with the first film, ''Jack Said'' was produced by Lucky Strike Productions & Kalimasu Productions. The producers were Simon Phillips and Toby Meredith, and it was directed by Michael Tchoubouroff and Leander Basannavar. The film is a contemporary film noir, with comic book undertones that reflect its graphic novel origins, and is comparable in style to ''

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''. ''Jack Said'' was released in the UK theatrically at the

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, Piccadilly Circus for a week from 25 September 2009, followed by a nationwide

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and

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release on 5 October. The third in the ''Jack'' trilogy, ''

Jack Falls ''Jack Falls'' is a 2011 British independent feature film starring Simon Phillips, Jason Flemying, Dexter Fletcher, Alan Ford, Adam Deacon, Martin Kemp, Tamer Hassan, Olivia Hallinan, Doug Bradley, Jing Lusi and Zach Galligan and the thir ...

'', is due for release in early 2011.

Reception

The film has received mixed ratings from various review sites, including a one star rating from ''

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'', which called it an "overcooked, overheated Brit gangster thriller". '' Time Out'' also gave the film a one star rating, noting that the film had an "over-complicated flash-back/flash-forward structure and TV soap opera-style acting." ''

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'' called it "half-baked" and '' Little White Lies'' criticized its "absent direction" and called it "cack-handed" and "nonsensical", while finding Dyer "always watchable" and Walker both "ridiculously over the top" and "hypnotically enthralling."

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, on the other hand, awarded ''Jack Said'' 3 stars, describing David O'Hara as "excellent" and stating "If you've been waiting for a low-budget British take on ''Sin City'', the film of your dreams is here!"Review by Film Four
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Cast

as The Boss *

as Nathan *

Christopher Fosh Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

as Dave * Simon Phillips as Jack Adleth *

as Natalie * Terry Stone as The Fixer *

as Vic Lee *

Rita Ramnani Rita Ramnani (born 21 December 1981) is a British actress and dancer known for her roles in ''The Hunt for Gollum'', '' Jack Says'' and '' Umbrage''. She holds a post-graduate degree in Classical Acting from London Academy of Music and Dramatic A ...

as Erin * Mike Reid as The Guv'nor (archive footage) * Nik Goldman as the Hitman *Elliot Stroud as Chief Forensic Officer

References

External links

''Jack Said'' website
* 2009 films British independent films Films set in the Netherlands 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-UK-film-stub