Jumpin' Jack Flash

Here's a movie you'll either like a lot or can't stand, depending upon your feelings primarily about Whoopi Goldberg. If her constant profanity - especially her use of the Lord's name in vain - doesn't phase you, this is a very entertaining flick. The computer stuff was very cool 20 years ago but dated down, as we've come a long way in that technology. A good thriller, though, with interesting twists. If her language, and Goldberg's overall attitude, is not your liking, then pass this film up (and not all, but many others of hers) because this is typical of her humor and her profane mouth. What surprised me was that Penny Marshall is associated or at least had the reputation of a nice, family-oriented type director....yet she's involved with this?

If you like Whoopie, you'll love this movie, full of fun and action. The stunts are wonderful and of course, Whoopie is delightfully funny. Recommend highly for a night of fun and laughs. Id give it a 10 star.

Whoopi Goldberg saves the day in this comedy, that is not brilliant (I've seen hundreds of better movies) but it pleases anyway. The plot is not that original, but it's interesting. Watching this movie is a good thing to do in a Sunday afternoon when you're together with your family and friends.

Great film, funny, brilliant, more F-words than you can imagine. Whoopi Goldberg is brilliantly deadpan, engaging and very very cute! Iconic scenes, brilliant script, music is so good - best opening credits of any 80s movie with The Pointer Sisters 'Set Me Free' just sets the tone perfectly (and was sadly omitted from the soundtrack album for a cover by René and Angela). Don't miss it!

28 July 2009. At times Whoopi Godberg goes too far and becomes weird and at other times brings her own unique, frolicking fresh comedy that outshines most traditional comic gaps. Sometimes the plot is convoluted from logical belief and at other times grips with a sizzling suspenseful twist. This movie is a mixed bag, but has a nice espionage storyline that holds up well especially considering this is an early mix of both serious spy drama with comic humor, a usually impossibly difficult blend to get right. There are some old new young faces here. The main plot point of rarely actually seeing one of the main characters is intriguing and unique to this movie, one of its claim of fame. Repeated viewing isn't recommended very often, as part of the compelling nature of this movie is its mystery action theme which gets somewhat old and helps to keep the movie going along with the usually balance drama-comic high points.

JUMPIN' JACK FLASH is one of those high-energy 1980s-era comedies that works well thanks to the mixing up of thriller aspects in the storyline. It's my favourite Whoopi Goldberg-starring role, much better than more family-oriented fare like SISTER ACT, because it has lots of character and lots of edge. Goldberg plays a computer work - love that 1980s-era technology - who is contacted by a spy via her PC monitor (yes, really) and soon gets involved in an espionage plot. There are crazy chase scenes, a demented James Belushi as an assassin, and some other thriller-type aspects that gel together pretty well. The thing that holds this all together is Goldberg herself, warm, funny, likeable, quick-mouthed and a unique persona.