2005 · adventure · animation · family
Jack-Jack Attack
Directed by Brad Bird5m2005
The Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.
Our read: Jack-Jack Attack (2005) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive adventure · animation · family entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, measured adventure / animation, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- kinetic
- redemptive
- intimate
- funny
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