A horror retelling of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. A group of friends grieving a recent loss meet up with one another only to discover they are being hunted by Jack and Jill.
Jo Barker
Mother Kelly Jane Fleming
Lee Hancock
Jack
Antonia Whillans
Jill
Sarah T. Cohen
Bearnice
Sofia Lacey
Janey
Clint Gordon
Danny
Beatrice Fletcher
Eden
Daisy Hamilton
Young Jill
Alfie Henton
Young Jack
Danielle Ronald
Carla
Jay O'Connell
Greg
Heaven-Leigh Spence
Tamsin
Abi Casson Thompson
LuLu
Ellis Tustin
Male Orderly
Ellis Tustin
Orderly
Director, Writer
Jack Peter Mundy
Writer
Tom Jolliffe
March 14, 2024
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**_The nursery rhyme Jack and Jill by way of “The Hills Have Eyes”_**
Several Brits in their 20s decide to meet and hike the remote Gilmore Pass to commemorate the suicide of their mutual friend. The problem is, many hikers have gone missing there in recent years. Havoc ensues.
“The Legend of Jack and Jill” (2021), known as just “Jack and Jill” in America, is a low-budget Backwoods Brutality flick with a cast of unknowns. It combines elements of “Bread Crumbs” (2011) with the basic plot of films like the future "Mercy Falls" (2023).
It worked for me for the most part due to the relatively proficient filmmaking and awesome location cinematography featuring dry stone walls that snake the hilly landscape, as well as the reverent tone with a moody score reminiscent of the song “A Deeper Kind of Slumber” from 1997. Also, the female cast is quite good with voluptuous blonde Abi Casson Thompson (Lulu), raven-haired Sarah T. Cohen (Bernice) and brunette Heaven-Leigh Spence (Tamsin). Meanwhile Antonia Whillans plays the titular Jill behind grotesque (cheesy) make-up.
Unfortunately, the flick drops the ball by including an unnecessary side of eye-rolling fruity twaddle. Get real.
The movie runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in the hills of northern UK somewhere between Yorkshire and Orkney, well north of London by over 200 miles (I couldn’t get more specific info).
GRADE: C-/C
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00