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Jack-Jack Attack (2005 Video)
8/10
Light-hearted, comical entertainment
22 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
A somewhat awkward yet overly-confident teen babysitter brushes a mother off when caring for a seemingly harmless infant – who in fact harbors incredible superpowers. The short film 'Jack-Jack Attack,' an extension on what could've occurred in the Walt Disney animation 'The Incredibles,' follows this babysitter, Kari, as she struggles to control Jack-Jack, the cheeky juvenile as he experiments with his gifts. To poor Kari's dismay, Jack-Jack's mother cannot be contacted; she is left at the mercy of the child. Kari lands herself in an FBI interrogation room to face the music after the night's events and an unexpected visitor.

This short-film evidently features on 'The Incredibles' film disk, and hence is intended for the same audience. However, the plot is thoroughly engaging for an audience of all ages and gender – the idea of a helpless babysitter at the mercy of an infant may be cliché, but when the child takes on dazzling abnormal abilities, the mix becomes more intriguing. Aside from this, the animation in the short film is of high quality, clearly depicting humanoid emotions through the eyes and facial features. The main characters are constructed quite believably; the confident babysitter rapidly deteriorating in energy and patience, a sheen of sweat developing over her forehead, cheeks and eyes growing sunken and red-rimmed; the child Jack-Jack, bright-eyed as he giggles and gurgles through the night, finding this game with his babysitter splendid. It's fair to say 'Jack-Jack Attack' is a highly amusing, humorous short film suitable for everyone.

'Jack-Jack Attack' is a marvellous short extension on the animation 'The Incredibles'. Winning traits of the short film are an engaging and humorous plot, a high quality animation and intriguing and believable characters. 'Jack-Jack Attack' is a brilliantly constructed, laugh-out- loud short film thoroughly enjoyable by a wide audience – light-hearted, comical entertainment.
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