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A man learns about life and love from someone who has only so much of each to spare in this romantic comedy-drama. Jack (Freddie Prinze Jr.) is an advertising executive in his early Thirties who has g... read more read more...rown jaded before his time; he devotes his life to his work but doesn't believe in it, and is trapped in a cycle of habits and routines. One day, Jack meets Jill (Taryn Manning), a beautiful young woman who clearly has no idea how to get around New York; Jack helps give her directions and is soon taken by her charm and enthusiasm for life, even if he's too cynical to share her sunny optimism. Learning that Jill needs a place to stay, Jack offers to let her stay at his place, and while the arrangement is meant to be platonic, it doesn't take long for a romance to blossom between them. Jill encourages them to develop a manifesto for responsible and compassionate living and Jack's heart begins to open up, but when Jill begins disappearing in the evenings he suspects that something is wrong. While Jack imagines at first that Jill's met someone else, the truth is more serious -- she's living with cystic fibrosis and despite regular treatments has only so much time left. Jack and Jill Vs. The World was written, produced and directed by Vanessa Parise, who also appears in the supporting cast with Robert Forster and Charles Martin Smith. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Vanessa Parise

Release Date: April 18, 2008

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DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008

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  • romy861
    February 4, 2009
    romy861
    Didn't mind this one. Harmless piece of fluff. I didn't buy Freddie and Taryn as a couple at all though. I actually don't mind her as an actress, but she does seem a little brassy for this role. Having said that, she is very good in it as is Freddie.
  • irisheyes686
    September 13, 2008
    irisheyes686
    Typical FPJ movie...he's just not a very good actor. Tarryn Manning is actually pretty bad too. Some parts were cute/funny, but it was blah for the most part.
  • ileo
    July 22, 2008
    ileo
    An interesting movie with a good story plot. A bit on the quirky side, although it lacks a bit of chemistry between the two. Interesting characters, but the two appear more as friends than lovers. Not bad. It's great to see Freddie Prinze Jr. in a movie like this again. An enjoya... read moreble character. Phenomenal music.

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    Wow!! Just learned something here, Hannah Lochner and I both have the same birthday.
  • muveekween
    May 9, 2012
    muveekween
    The two main characters didn't have no chemistry at all. Freddie Prinze Jr. looked good as usual. His love interest was hiddeous.
  • emerlyrose
    May 21, 2011
    emerlyrose
    Interesting movie, not my favorite but pretty good. It had an interesting plot but I'm not sure I could completely buy it.
  • jwgreen4
    February 18, 2010
    jwgreen4
    So when I was at the library, I saw this movie on the new release rack and thought "Hey, FPJ movies are always good to kill some time with" and wow was I ever wrong.
    Freddie Prince Jr stars as Jack, a New York City advertising exec. who's life is just like the ads he spins. Whi... read morele Taryn Manning as Jill is a free spirit who instantly connects with Jack.
    And after the introductions of the characters is where the good part of the movie ends. It's your typical love story with rules added to it, and the number 1 rule is HONESTY. As usual the girl breaks it right off the back.
    Now I can understand why Jack gets upset when he finds out the big "suprise" and why Jill lied to him, but only for a minute. Most people should comfort that person but Jack was pretty much an ass. And then you have your typical ending where he goes to apologize in a big way and they drive off into the nyc sunset.
    The fact is, most of FPJ movies are fluff but this one was just horrible. And Taryn Manning is a horrible actress and should just stick to singing. Be wary of this film, for it will steal 89 mins of your life where you could be doing something else.
  • Hamee
    July 30, 2009
    Hamee
    One more adorable chick flick to add to my collection. This was one of the better ones in my opinion because of the neurotic behaviors of the female lead character. The cast consisted of some very strange characters and it was delightful. One thing made me very crazy - the very l... read morearge and very obvious tattoo on Prinze Jr.'s arm kept switching arms!
  • jrmmusic
    January 4, 2009
    jrmmusic
    Why do romantic movies need to be such downers? Typical boy with attachment issues, meets girl who is carefree. They fall in love, but girl got secret. Girl sick (dying) tells boy. Boy gets mad, girl leaves. Boy realizes he is a jerk. Boy searches for girl, apologizes. Boy and Gi... read morerl happy again. Bla Bla Bla
  • lnse
    June 27, 2008
    lnse
    So think this is a movie that didn't get any publicity & I just happened to glance at it the movie store, picking it up only to notice Freddie Prinze Jr. has gained a little weight. Then I realized Taryn Manning was in it also. So it had me sold.

    Didn't really know what to exp... read moreect from this movie, but after watching it I had a different sense about things. I thought it was really good. It had been awhile since I had seen a good romantic movie! I loved how both characters were total opposites. As much as I hate to admit, I liive more like Jack & would love to live more like Jill.

    It left me with good feelings & there were so many good moments, I can't explain. I loved the whole idea behind it & the whole manifesto idea. Think that is why the relationship worked!

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Critic Reviews

Robert Abele
April 25, 2008
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

Blind to the fact that it should be rising up against its own formulaic kind. Full Review

Peter Debruge
April 24, 2008
Peter Debruge, Variety

Parise no doubt intends the pic's attention to the disease -- plus animal adoption and fair trade coffee -- to be socially enlightening, but it feels suspiciously like sympathy-mongering. Full Review

David Nusair
December 5, 2008
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...ultimately establishes itself as an affable endeavor that benefits substantially from the charismatic work of its two leads. Full Review

Matt Pais
April 26, 2008
Matt Pais, Metromix.com

Achieves the holy trinity of painful earnestness, combining cute animals, sick teenagers and an idealistic belief in love and goodness that's actually deceptively judgmental. Full Review

Jules Brenner
April 26, 2008
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals

Written, directed, acted-in and produced by Parise, she's proven her creds as a one-woman employment agent. But, by now, she should be picking up that directing is a weak spot. Full Review

Sam Sweet
April 24, 2008
Sam Sweet, L.A. Weekly

More farce might have served the film well; as Parise draws from a playbook of medical melodrama and romantic-comedies clichés, her moral about living outside the box becomes harder and harder to swal... Full Review

Brian Orndorf
April 17, 2008
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

There's an overwhelming and quite repellent amount of gloss applied to the finished product, yet underneath it all are many scenes of honest emotional confession, distributed through wonderful atypica... Full Review

Mark Keizer
April 11, 2008
Mark Keizer, Boxoffice Magazine

Considering the talent assembled, the only audience draw here is the prospect of getting out of the rain. Full Review

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