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A total chick flick (gotta admit) but just cute cute cute.

An american woman falls into a nanny job for a recent Brit widower and finds herself over her head --- in love with the baby, and the dad.

Funny performance by Richard E. Grant, Ian McKellan, Judy Dench (always a gem!) and Samantha Mathis. Life is just a series of mishaps, conflicts and comedy for this Yank in London until she finds love (what else would we expect) --- a good way to spend a Saturday night in front of the boob-toob --- do not expect to be enlightened but do expect some laughter and tears --- it is romantic and emotional (his secretary is a hoot, his boss is a bitch who you love to see dumped on her tight snooty ass!) --- a nice two hours to spend coming away with a smile!

"Jack and Sarah", the delightful comedy directed by Tim Sullivan, was shown recently on cable. The appeal of the film lies largely in the fabulous cast that was put together. Mr. Sullivan delivers a 'feel good' movie that will warm hearts for viewers of all ages.

When Jack's wife dies, suddenly, he is left alone with an infant girl. Jack has no clue about what to do with the baby. His life goes into a tailspin. Enter his kind parents and former mother-in-law. They all have ideas about what to do with Sarah, but Jack ends up resenting their interference. That's when he has the bright idea of getting a nanny for little Sarah.

Amy, the girl he hires, is probably the wrong kind for the job. Little does Jack know, Amy doesn't have a clue about children, let alone, how to handle them. The only thing that is clear is that Amy loves her little charge. Amy and Sarah seem to have been made for one another. Jack warms up to the babysitter and they find one another in love because of Sarah.

Richard E. Grant is a versatile actor. He is tremendously appealing as the confused father of a baby he was not prepared to handle. Samantha Mathis makes an endearing Amy, the girl that steals Jack's heart. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen are seen in in supporting roles that add great charm to the film.

This is a fun film thanks to Tim Sullivan.

There are several reasons why I wanted to see Jack & Sarah, and a couple of them are to do with one or two of the cast members. I am a huge fan of Ian McKellen and Judi Dench, and when I saw they were going to be in the same film together, I thought to myself this movie is going to be good! Overall, I was not disappointed. Some parts are slow, but the acting more than made up for it. Tim Sullivan's direction ensured that the film didn't get too sentimental, though some of it is very sweet and poignant, and the script is honest and touching. Jack & Sarah is very nice to look at too, the cinematography and scenery are both lovely, and the music is very warm and inviting. But the real delight is the acting; Richard E.Grant is very good as the high-flying lawyer/bumbling father figure, while Samantha Mathis is appealing as the nanny who falls for her employer. However, Ian McKellen as the tramp-cum-butler in a class of his own and Judi Dench as Margaret are the ones who steal the show, while Eileen Atkins gives terrific support. Overall, very nice and charming film. 8/10 Bethany Cox

I knew little about Jack and Sarah the first time I saw it-it did little or no business in the theatres. In fact, my reason to choose it was based solely on Samantha Mathis being in it. When I see her on the screen, I get a nice, warm glow. Samantha Mathis is a doll, as she is in this film.

But pleasantly, surprisingly, the film itself is a little doll as well..

I didn't know I'd also be getting Dame Judi Dench, and Ian McEllen (in a wonderful performance), but there they were, no extra charge.

The theme of the film stumbles once and awhile through some very difficult territory-young urban exec loses his wife during childbirth and is forced to reexamine his life, and rediscover the meaning of love through this beautiful little girl. And the help of an assortment of well-meaning misfits, of course.

Richard E Grant does a marvelous job as Jack, who recreates himself, and betters himself, against all odds.

A sweet little movie worth seeing.

Examine the film reel by reel and I'm sure you'd be able to discern the word C.U.T.E seared indelibly into it. Yes, if you have any sort of intolerance for saccharine, you're going to hate this film like it was spawned from the Devil...

Truth be told, I don't even know why it appeals to ME so much. Every second of it is astonishingly predictable, and it's not even that funny. The mystery is how such a talented cast managed to be gathered together. They're all WAY BETTER than the material. I mean, Sir Ian Mckellan and Dame Judi Dench in such a completely unremarkable film as highly secondary characters?? Come on!

Yet, it makes me smile. It's watchable, so it serves a purpose. Maybe it's because I'm getting more sentimental as I get older, or maybe it's just because I perk up every time Samantha Mathis comes on screen. Ah, the lovely Samantha... Maybe SHE'S the reason why I like this film as much as I do... !

This film, the first time i saw it had me laughing crying and raging with anger all at the same moment! Throughout the whole film you feel like you know jack and sarah (baby. It hilarious when he wakes up to find sarah next to him! i will never forget this film even if it is for the simple fact that its had me feeling every emotion possible all at the same time! To mention the soundtrack i think it's really good and unlike other films it the songs suit the scenes they are played in. Like the song when sarah is a tiny baby and her father (jack) get up in the middle of the night to see her and ends up swaying,to a song which i don't know the name of! with sarah on his chest. That scene brings me to tears every time is see it! this is a must see!

Life is not neat or logical. People can act irrationally or inconsistently and regret it later. Even when we try our best, with the best of intentions, things can go wrong. Events don't develop along straight lines. Beginnings and endings are often blurred and uncertain. Apparently random elements are always intruding. Does that mean a film that has those qualities is disorganized and frustrating or true to life? We've seen this story, or something like it, before: Man madly in love with wife loses her in childbirth, struggles to rebuild his life, encounters massive problems with care of the baby before finding Ms. Wrong Nanny who of course turns out to be Ms. Right Number Two. Why should anyone watch this one? MY reason for watching it is that I will watch anything with Samantha Mathis in it. Why should YOU watch it? Well, it's English, very much in the style of Richard Curtis's films such as Four Weddings And A Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually. It even has the same gimmick of an American woman in London (Amy, the Mathis character). But while this film has her plus a very strong British supporting cast, the disappointment is at the center: The Grant in this film, Richard E., is just no match for Curtis's Grant (Hugh); or maybe he was disastrously miscast. The Curtis films, while having as many pieces as Jack and Sarah, manage somehow to put them together better, and even when those films are just sort of noodling along, the hilarious one-liners are enough to keep the viewer going until something actually happens. Jack and Sarah's script is just not up to the caliber of the Curtis films. I would like to have learned more about how Amy (the Mathis character) wound up in London, or why she was working as a waitress. I would have liked to learn more about Jack's (Grant's) job as a solicitor: As with Ally McBeal, L.A. Law and The Practice, no actual work ever seems to transpire in the office. The most implausible element is the transformation of the character William (Ian McKellen): When we first see him, he is an alcoholic bum living on the street, and the next thing you know, he is living in Jack's house in the position of a very propah butler or butler equivalent. I suspect some intervening scenes didn't make the final cut.

I spent an hour hoping this movie was going to finally get in gear before deciding it just wasn't going to happen. It has its moments, but the story is ridiculous, as are the actions of the characters, the humor is mild and the drama is maudlin. While the main problem is the drab script and pedestrian direction, the movie is also harmed by Mathis' performance. This is not to say that she is particularly bad, but she is not warm and loving and charming to make the film's absurd premise work. She seemed kind of ordinary, and that is exactly what the role does not call for. I like Grant, and he's decent in this, although I think he only really shines in more prickly roles. This just doesn't make it.

This is an excellent romance novel come to life... almost as though it's an adaptation. It could very well be. I've seen many films about babies and parenting, but this one is truly unique in its scope.

You'll coo, or at the very least smile, as he gently comforts and kisses the baby... you'll laugh at the comedic elements, and feel the same intensity of emotion in pain and sympathy. The performances are truly outstanding.

To think that I bought this movie because the premise sounded good, and left it sitting around for months, only to watch it last night with my partner and be blown away.

Don't pass this off as a chick flick, either. I think it's also meant to appeal to the paternal feelings in every man. Just enough little twists and turns to keep you guessing, too.

I don't think this is one of the best romantic comedy's. It's not very good compared to movies like notting hill, two weeks notice or you've got mail. From a romantic comedy I suspect romance and comedy. I found this more a drama with a few romantic and comical pieces in it. There are funny elements in this movie (Jack for example is very funny with the baby sometimes) and there is some kind of romance in this movie, but the two leading actors don't make me believe they really like each other. It is not a bad movie, it was good for a nice evening of watching television, but it is not the movie I will watch over and over again. Nevertheless I like Richard E Grant in this movie, he and the baby make this movie worth watching. I'm curious about other movies of him.

Sarah (Imogen Stubbs) dies during childbirth leaving Jack (Richard E. Grant) alone with baby Sarah. Jack struggles with his job and the baby. He becomes a drunk with drinking buddy William (Ian McKellen). The grandparents force him to face his responsibilities. He cleans up his act and William turns out to be a good babysitter. It's hard to work as a high stress lawyer while taking care of a baby. After getting waitress Amy (Samantha Mathis) fired, he hires the inexperienced American as the nanny. His mother Margaret (Judi Dench) keeps trying to interfere.

It's a touching tragic romance at the start. It turns into a little bit of Mr. Mom. After 40 minutes, Mathis is finally introduced and it becomes a rom-com. The comedy is a bit light and gets a couple of small laughs. The romance is messy. I would have preferred to meet Mathis earlier. This has its moments and features some good actors. The characters are nice and the story is endearing.

Jack & Sarah felt like two movies combined into one, and while the result was a bit uneven, I'm still glad I watched it so I could see more of the talent of Richard E. Grant. One half of the story is a heavy drama about a man grieving for his wife who died in childbirth. He doesn't want anything to do with his baby, or with life, so he checks out and goes on a bender to forget it all. One morning he wakes up to find his daughter beside him on the mattress, without a diaper and screaming. Downstairs in the kitchen, his parents, Judi Dench and David Swift, and his mother-in-law Eileen Atkins, wait impatiently as he tries to get the baby's crying to stop. It's a very moving scene (and it's very self-less of the grandparents to force him to become a father instead of just raising the baby themselves), to see him accept his new life and fatherhood.

The other half of the story is an awkward '90s romantic comedy that feels out of place. Richard wants to get a nanny for the baby so he can go back to work, and instead of employing his mother or mother-in-law, he finds a waitress in a diner and decides she's the best mother substitute. It's so ludicrous; the first impression of Samantha Mathis is her temper flaring when a customer pinches her bottom. Her boss fires her for being rude and she leaves in a huff. What if she's a volatile person? What if her boss tracks her down (which he does later) and is a bad influence? What if she's not maternal or qualified in the least but happened to coo and compliment the baby because she wanted a big tip? It turns out, she doesn't even know how to change a diaper. She knows nothing - which is really incongruous with the story. Richard is supposed to be the floundering parent; why should his nanny also be clueless?

But it's worth it to see the dramatic parts of the story. Ironically, and realistically, Richard's parents are very cold towards him even though his father is a therapist. There's a very heavy scene when Richard finally opens up to his dad and weeps in his arms. I would have loved the rest of the movie to be just as heavy, but that wasn't the way it turned out. Anyone who's seen Richard as Bob Cratchit (what my family always calls him even though we know his actual name) in 1999's A Christmas Carol knows he's a good actor. But if you haven't seen the Christmas classic and it's too far away from December to wait, rent this light drama to see his acting chops. Yes, there are flaws, but not in his performance.

such such such a good film. Title doesn't exactly grab your attention but still well well worth watching! Richard E Grant, what a legend! It really plays with your emotions it makes you want to laugh but at the same time you remember the story line and you cant help feeling sorry for jack. Also with being such a good film you have the fabulous tune Simply red stars! Saw it once on TV went out and brought it on DVD straight away and recommended it to everybody! well well worth watching! watched it with my dad even he got a little tear to the eye! Thanks for such a fantastic film hopefully we go on to see more along those lines!

A British man, Jack (played by Richard E Grant), is widowed and has to care for his baby daughter all by himself. He hires a young American nanny, Amy (Samantha Mathis), to care for the child. After a time he views Amy as potentially more than a nanny...

A sweet but clumsy movie. Well-intentioned and emotionally manipulative but plot is a bit haphazard and quite trite and contrived at times. Can't fault its charm though...

Decent performances by Richard E Grant and Samantha Mathis in the lead roles. Good supporting cast which includes Judi Dench and Ian McKellen.

Flawed but very difficult to dislike.

That's what it felt like. Maybe that was the intent. It wasn't too hard to fill in the blanks at times but if the story isn't a mystery or something, a viewer should have to try and fill in the blanks as often as this movie required. The toughest character to figure out was William. Was he a bum? Wasn't he? When he left how wasn't he a bum anymore? And telling the time frame was a bit difficult at times too. Oh well. It wasn't awful but I doubt I'd watch it more than once. The ending was rather predictable. Not that that's totally awful in a movie like this. You don't see a romcom with the intent of some majorly drastic plot twist.

And yeah, they should give a better warning about the language. Netflix rates it PG but that is not US PS language.

This is a very well thought out movie. The plot is not predictable, it is very funny, and touching at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and it seems to be one of the best British films ever made.

Horrific acting, except from all supporting actors and the baby.

Richard E. Grant is just too hard to watch, not hideously bad, just hard to watch. His kitschy and formulaic approach to the character is somewhat embarrassing (and his haircut is beyond awful--where was the make-up dept anyway!!?? 1995 or not, it was hideous). Samantha Mathis definitely shouldn't be sharing any scenes with the likes of Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, or Ian McKellan. Mathis is incredibly hard to watch as it is, then when she shares scenes with all of the above it just makes her look BEYOND FOOLISH. It was almost like watching a "scene study" exercise in acting class, where you feel incredibly sorry for the girl in the scene because she just isn't believable and is truly hard to watch. Mathis is beyond lucky to be acting opposite Dench, Atkins and McKellan. Almost as though someone pulled some "favor" to get her into this film. There are so many thousands of other talented American actresses who would have made this character so much more brilliant! What a total disaster, and tragedy of wasted celluloid. The only reason to watch this movie is for the supporting cast. For that matter, it seems that the supporting cast members were the only reason this movie could have been produced in the first place. With a terribly weak script, BAD BAD BAD lead actors, and trite resolution to the story who would sink money into this without the assurance of some real acting talent.

It's truly amazing what a McKellan, Dench, and Atkins can make possible. Leave the real acting to the real actors next time! Please!

Jack and Sarah is about a man who suddenly loses his wife and instantly becomes a single father. A series of mishaps and conflicts happen when he put his life in order to find a nanny for his child. The performances through out the movie is excellent. I do not mind watch this movie again.