7.3
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Time Out
80
With references to sexting and a hazy Instagram-filtered look, it would be easy to write 'King Jack' off as just another modern coming-of-age-story. What sets the movie apart though, is its ability to capture the fear of teenage-hood, without patronising its characters.
Variety
70
Thompson and his appealing young cast enliven the material with authentic, ingenuous feeling; there's a palpable understanding here of the substantial difficulties involved in growing up under any circumstances (...)
Screen Daily
70
It's authentic without being grim; moody and tentatively hopeful. There's a British verite influence at play, but King Jack's heart is positively American.
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