Dominic Corry of the New Zealand Herald described the film as "one of the strangest New Zealand films ever made" and thought that it "deserves way more of a cult reputation than it currently enjoys". Garth Maxwell's film succeeds by being offbeat, suspenseful and largely devoid of cliche. The pre-transition Arquette gives a terrific performance, with her accent being very convincing. Jacks young life has been spent with a sadistic family. The offbeat New Zealand horror film Jack Be Nimble is the tale of a young woman (Sarah Smuts-Kennedy) searching for her long-lost brother (Alexis Arquette). Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. With Alexis Arquette, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Bruno Lawrence, Tony Barry. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that "the film cuts back and forth between scenes of their childhood and adolescence, it evokes their misery and isolation with a feverish intensity that recalls scenes from Hitchcock and De Palma". Jack Be Nimble: Directed by Garth Maxwell. The film has received many positive reviews.
The film is available on DVD and Blu-ray. Along the way, Jack is constantly pursued by the four daughters of his adoptive parents, seeking revenge for their parents' demise at the hands of Jack and his invention. Although Dora has fared much better since their abandonment and subsequent adoption, she is also drawn to use her telepathic powers to find him. Jack (Arquette) decides to put an end to the abuse he has received from his adoptive parents, and runs away to find his long lost sister, Dora (Smuts-Kennedy).
GARTH MAXWELL JACK BE NIMBLE MOVIE
It includes one of the final movie appearances of the legendary British/New Zealand actor and musician Bruno Lawrence. Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents. The film stars the American Alexis Arquette and the New Zealand actor Sarah Smuts-Kennedy. Jack Be Nimble: Directed by Garth Maxwell. Jack Be Nimble is a 1993 New Zealand gothic horror movie directed by Garth Maxwell, who later described it as "a stylised supernatural tale". Jack Be Nimble 1992, directed by Garth Maxwell Film review Jack Be Nimble Film Time Out says A heady witches' brew of fairy-tale grimness, melodramatic excess and dark supernatural.
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