![]() ![]() ![]() He will find this Acacia again, no matter how many years pass or borders he has to cross. That leads to a duet, and a confrontation that forces Jack to flee town with this mission. Jack is bullied by Joe (Harry Sadeghi) and takes a tumble for Joe’s girl, the enchanting Miss Acacia (Samantha Barks). Naturally, the ten-year-old Jack does all of these on his first day at school. “One short kiss, a brush upon your lips, could be your last!” Madeline is particularly insistent on the last of those. “Never touch the hands of your (clock) heart.” “Keep your temper under control.” “Never fall in love.” When he’s old enough to go outside, Jack (Orlando Seale) is given three solemn rules. The ice has frozen his heart on birth, but Madeline conjures up a cuckoo-clock heart that will keep him ticking. In 19th century Edinburgh, on the “coldest day on Earth,” Jack is born to a mother who leaves him with the tinkerer/midwife Madeline (Barbara Scaff). The film sets itself apart within moments of the opening credits. And it is entirely too weird to have ever been made in Hollywood. It’s a Tim Burtonesque fairy tale romance - dark - set to innocuous, forgettable Franco-pop. “Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart” is a Franco-Belgian production adapted from a novel and concept album by Mathias Malzieu. Animators may use the same digital computer-assisted palette the world over, but the world is still diverse enough that distinct styles and sensibilities exist outside of the Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks/Sony orbit. ![]()
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