Jasper Jones

"A knock at the window. Their lives changed forever."

2017 1h 45m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 95

DramaMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.

“A knock at the window. Their lives changed forever.”

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Cast

Levi Miller
Charlie Bucktin
Aaron L. McGrath
Jasper Jones
Angourie Rice
Eliza Wishart
Toni Collette
Ruth Bucktin
Dan Wyllie
Wes Bucktin
Hugo Weaving
Mad Jack Lionel
Kevin Long
Jeffrey Lu
Matt Nable
Sarge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rachel Perkins
Writers: Shaun Grant, Craig Silvey
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rachel Perkins, shot by Mark Wareham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antony Partos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Veronika Jenet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Levi Miller and Aaron L. McGrath and Angourie Rice carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A knock at the window. Their lives changed forever.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5091014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rachel Perkins directs. Mark Wareham behind the camera. Antony Partos scores. Veronika Jenet cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Rachel Perkins, shot by Mark Wareham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Antony Partos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Veronika Jenet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Levi Miller and Aaron L. McGrath and Angourie Rice carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A knock at the window. Their lives changed forever.".
7IMDB entry: tt5091014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mark Wareham
Original score: Antony Partos
Editing: Veronika Jenet
Production design: Herbert Pinter
Makeup / hair: Trish Newtown
VFX supervisor: Craig Deeker
Sound: Liam Egan
Stunt coordinator: Peter West
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Jasper Jones (2017)

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Reno2018-02-04
★ 6/10
A mystery surrounding a girl's death. An Australia's murder mystery set in a small town. The film was based on the novel of the same name. Starred by the next generation Aussie actors like Levi Miller and Angourie Rice. But the film was not what I had expected. Just okayish. Not at first glance I liked it, because I thought it was a little out of common sense, even from the kid's perspective. I don't blame the entire film, but the opening. Too intentional and right away jumped into the suspense. This is a children's film, the story of teenagers, and a mystery surrounding the death of a girl. After the unconvinced start, not even the end brought any consolation. Though it could have been for just me. That's what I felt. So according to me, only the mid parts held the film for me to look for something in the later. All it had was the wonder characters and the storyline. The rest of the film failed to stretch with the best developments. Definitely a good tale for literature, but for a film, to witness everything on the visuals, it needed more detail. Only if it had depth, I would have found it a better film. The story that happened in the holiday week that comes between the Christmas and the New Year. In a fictional Aussie town called Corrigan, a young Charlie was approached by Jasper in the middle of the night. Later he comes to know Jasper's girlfriend has been murdered. Now they are set to find who did it and why bofore the athorities do! The following days are crucial for both of them as the whole town is terrified by the incident. When the time comes to the truth, the secrets were revealed just before the film's end. -xX] You're just like her, your mother. You're peas in a pod, you two. [Xx- There was a little distraction like the Vietnam war, racism. All the above, the character Jasper Jones seemed an imagination of Charlie. Because of his secret appearance, but that did not last long. Yet the murder mystery always stayed top of the film topic. When the end revealed everything, that reminded me the films of 60-70 years ago. The timeline for this film too was in the same period, precisely 1969. The locations were awesome, the cinematography should be appreciated. I thought the Jeffrey was an under-used or unrequired character, until the cricket match scene that's dedicated to him. Following it, what happened to his family was a nice flow of the story. Charlie's family too, the issue of the parents, crisis is their marriage. As I said, the film had ingredient, but did not cook properly. The reviewers, the film critics comparing it to some of the classics like 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to 'Stand By Me'. But I would say, it is too late to come to get equal status of those films. It was just an above average, but if it came in the 80s or 90s, surely would have been a gem and changed the Australian filmdom. Despite the film title, the story was narrated by Charlie, the one who developed an unexpected relation in the most extreme situation with Jasper Jones. Apart from one worst week of his life, he also finds his first love. A coming-of-age film, worth a watch, but no doubt that it should have better. Not sure if the majority would like it or dislike it, but it is once watchable film. Finally, it got nominated for the Australian Academy Awards for this year (2017) in six categories, sadly it had won nothing. I hope that should not be a reason for you to skip it! 6/10

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