Nice effects though.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Abandoned by their drunken and disturbed mother at a very young age, Jack and Dora are soon adopted by different families. Dora is taken in by a caring well-to-do couple while Jack is sent to live with a country family, consisting of a cruel mother, an abusive father and their four creepy daughters. Dora, an introvert with psychic abilities, leads a mostly normal life, though it's a mostly friendless one. Jack, beaten and tormented every day, grows up hostile and explosive. With the help of a weird, shop-class constructed hypnosis machine, Jack kills his adopted parents and flees the farm. Dora, with the help of her abilities, is able to find Jack and bring him back with her. But the reunion is not a happy one. Jack is seriously emotionally disturbed, lashing out at everyone that his sister loves and violently confronting their natural parents once the two are able to track them down. The increasingly emotionally distraught Dora tries desperately to hold onto her life and those she loves. To make matters worse, the four creepy sisters show up, determined to find Jack and take their revenge upon him. When Jack is indeed kidnapped by the freaky foursome, it is up to Dora to find him and save him. This is both a horror movie, a grim fairy tale and a tense emotional drama, sometimes difficult to watch but always just intense enough to keep you from looking away. The performances are awesome, especially by the two leads. Alexis Arquette is frightening and sympathetic, turning in an incredibly harrowing performance as the scarred Jack and doing a great accent to boot. Sarah Smuts-Kennedy is equally awesome as the conflicted Dora. The storyline may be somewhat thin, but the emotions of the characters are plenty strong enough to fill in the gaps. There is little violence, but that which is shown is brutal and merciless, especially the shocker ending. A weird little gem of a film - not for everyone, but definitely worth catching at least once.

~Spoiler~Jack Be Nimble can be summed up in one word: weird. This is a strange import from New Zealand revolving around twin siblings who are separated at a young age. One leads a decent life while the other, Jack, is tortured and belittled by his adopted parents. This humiliation leads Jack (played by Alexis Arquette) to build a machine in metal shop that allows him to kill his new parents in particularly nasty ways. Don't worry, these people had it coming. He then sets out to find his long lost sister. I would have been very pleased and fulfilled if the movie had ended there. But it doesn't. Jack finds his sister and runs into a whole new set of troubles to kill, er, deal with. If you enjoy a good abnormal creepfest, this won't disappoint you.

After so many positive reviews for this movie, get ready for a negative one - just for a change.I really hated this flick. It tests your patience. If the washed-out colors don't get to you, the revolting unpleasantness of it all will. The script essentially pits a psychotic freak against four creepy, murderous, insane girls (and yes, there are even more, equally dislikable characters around!). Do you care who wins? If you do, you may like this one. If you don't, you'll be just waiting for it to be over. (*1/2)

This fantastic film is an adventure based upon an old fairy tale with the stepmother and three gruesome step sisters. But Jack will be taking his bloody revenge.Our film club featured this, and all the viewers were astonished. It's brutal, it's beautiful, it's sparkling with splatter and horror ideas. A true classic, and hidden gem! A complete movie of of vibrant colors sick ideas! The use of colors are greater than David Lynch manages in his films, and reminded me in that way of Blue Velvet! You really don't know what you've been missing out before you see this! Go head over heels to get hold of this one! Though it deserves to be seen at a large screen, or preferably in a cinema, though that might be difficult for most.This is one fine example of how great New Zealand cinema scene is, and I'll without any doubt consider this as a classic but refined gore, which should inspire many.So get gold of this must-see film! But, of course... be nimble!