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You Don't Know Jack (TV)

HBO Classics

You Don't Know Jack

2010

Barry Levinson

Al Pacino, Danny Huston, John Goodman, Brenda Vaccaro ...

6.8

3,544

Drama A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian (aka “Dr. Death”) astonished the world as he took the end-of-life debate head-on with his “Mercy Machine” and performed his first assisted suicide. "You Don’t Know Jack" follows Kevorkian as he builds his infamous Mercitron and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient’s fight to die.

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"A perfect marriage of character and star (...) a marvelous fact-based account of an engrossing story"	POS
United States	Alessandra Stanley The New York Times	"Unpopular causes rarely find the most persuasive champions (...) 'You Don’t Know Jack' takes a considered and insightful look at the frail, elderly man whose embrace of death gave him a reason to live."	POS
United States	Robert Bianco USA Today	""he film is never dull, but the details we learn about Kevorkian's life and quirks are simply less compelling than his familiar public persona and the big issues he represents"	NEU
United States	Tom Shales The Washington Post	"A rock-solid and absorbing film (...) The Levinson touch is perfect for this story, and the director keeps Pacino under control without counterproductively taming or inhibiting him"	POS

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