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Jump, Darling

Jump, Darling

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  • Canada
  • 2022
  • · 90m

Director Phil Connell
Cast Thomas Duplessie, Cloris Leachman, Linda Kash, Andrew Bushell, Jayne Eastwood
Genre Comedy, Drama

Reeling from a break-up, NYC drag queen Russell escapes to his grandmother’s country home, where he finds her in declining health but fiercely independent and unwilling to move to a nursing home. Antagonized by his overprotective mother and struggling to escape from his past, Russell must realize a bold new identity.

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Original-Cin by Linda Barnard

Casting Leachman as Margaret and remarkable newcomer Thomas Duplessie as budding drag queen grandkid Russell propels Jump, Darling into the winner’s circle. Connell further comes through with a solid script sprinkled with often-delightful dialogue.

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Screen Daily by Allan Hunter

Jump, Darling travels along predictable roads as family secrets are revealed, ghosts of the past confronted and separate generations discover the strength to be true to themselves. What makes the journey worthwhile are the performances.