Jett Jackson: The Movie

Before going in the review I have to warn you readers that I have never seen an episode of the JETT JACKSON show. Then why did I saw this TV movie you might ask? Well, I am trying to watch all of Michael Ironside's movies and this was the first TV movie I saw with him. With his TV movies I had to start somehow uh? As a result since I never saw the show on which it was based, I mildly liked it but not much more.

When the movie begins Jett Jackson (Lee Thompson Young) is seen doing an episode of his show SILVERSTONE and soon decides to quit. Later however there is a prop malfunction and he's sucked in the world of SILVERSTONE and the world of that show blends with that of Jett Jackson. Together they'll discover Dr Kragg (Ironside)'s evil plan of wanting to rule the world and they'll join forces for stopping him. After all this Jett will understand that he can't avoid to do SILVERSTONE and accepts of doing more seasons.

As I have never seen an episode of JETT JACKSON I was new to the concept but I liked this nonetheless because of the acting (with Ironside as usual playing a great villain) and CGI that was cool for 2001 standards.

A must for fans of the show that can also be enjoyed by those who have never seen the show like me.

This movie has a really neat reason to tell about in the movie. First of all, everyone is all older in this movie as this being the conclusion or shall I say "cancelling" of the original television series. Lee Young (who goes by Lee Thompson Young and plays Jett Jackson and Silverstone), is a really good actor and I am surprised that he has only been in like 4 big movies total. Kerry Duff who plays "Kayla" is so much older than anyone could have guessed. What are they supposed to be somewhere around high school and 17 in the movie, whereas Kerry Duff is like 21 years old. Ryan Sommers Baum is really good as "J. B.", Jett Jackson's best friend in the movie and series.

The main concept of the movie is how Jett Jackson and Silverstone switch places in the movie. I am not going to tell you how, because I don't want to spoil it. And when they switch places they learn something and find out about each others' lives. It really has a good meaning to it, and good special effects, and a touching ending. This is definitely on my "Top 5 Disney Movies"! If you are like me and saw all of the commercials for this movie about 15 times, then you know that Disney does give away a lot of info about the movie, sometimes even spoils it. But anyway, "Jett Jackson: The Movie" is definitely to be viewed by movie lovers at least once because it is best the first time viewed and make sure that you see it from the beginning and not in the middle and even if you tend to not like it, see the end. You will be impressed at how nicely it turned out.

"Jett Jackson The Movie" is like a cross between "The Parent Trap" and "Pleasantville". Filmed near the end of the Disney Channel series "The Famous Jett Jackson", it expands the series premise to a new feature length movie (this is all new stuff-not a group of old episodes edited together). As in the series, Lee Thompson Young plays the title character-a high school student who is also the star of a futuristic television series where he plays a teen action hero named Silverstone. At the beginning of the movie he is struggling with whether to renew his contract with the show, which is seriously cramping his school and social life. Meanwhile on the show his Silverstone character is unhappy working at Mission Omega Matrix.

One day on the set a malfunctioning prop transports him to a parallel world where he is actually the action hero he is playing. The accident causes him to switch places with his on- screen character, who is transported to Jett's world of family, school, and television. The remainder of the movie concerns the process of Jett and Silverstone figuring out what has happened to them and the challenges of taking over each other's lives. Both the series and the movie have excellent casts with Michael Ironside as the television villain Kragg, Lindy Booth as Silverstone's partner Hawk, Ryan Sommers Baum as Jett's friend J.B., and Kerry Duff (no relation to Hillary) as his love interest.

This is an entertaining film, especially for those who enjoy the series. It has the good production elements of more expensive Disney features including a lot of close-ups of the cast and some nice morphing effects. The series itself was a cheaper production, it relied mostly on wide shots and had minimal effects.

The film's limited popularity is probably because it is a bit too serious; they could have had a lot more fun with the premise. Young is not very good at expressing wide-eyed wonder at what is happening to either of his characters, he just looks stunned most of the time.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

First of all let me get this out of the way, I have never watched The Famous Jett Jackson on Disney Channel. This is going to be a review that is focused on how this movie works as a standalone movie without having watched the series and after watching this movie, I'm definitely going to watch The Famous Jett Jackson, because this movie was phenomenal and that's saying a lot given this is a Disney Channel Original Movie.

Positives for Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001): The thing that I'll remember this movie for is the story. You have this kid in high school who is very famous thanks to the TV Show that he works, but at the same time, it's caused him to miss a lot of important events that you can only experience once as a kid, so he's considered leaving the show to focus on having a life only to swap places the fictional character that he portrays onscreen and stuff goes down in both worlds. At the center of that plot is a phenomenal performance by the late Lee Thompson Young as both Jett Jackson and Silverstone. He manages to play both these characters off very well. All of the side characters from both worlds are very entertaining and enjoyable in many ways. I also really the journeys these two characters go throughout the runtime and I like how their journeys wrap up by the end.

Negatives for Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001): This is a TV Movie from the early 2000s, so there are certain effects that don't age very well. Also, this is a Disney Channel Original Movie, so it's basically made for kids and there are time where you have to accept that.

Overall, As someone who's never watched the show that this movie is based on, I highly enjoyed Jett Jackson : The Movie (2001) and now it has given me the motivation to actually watching The Famous Jett Jackson.

This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. Great casting. It's about Jett and Silverstone, who trades places. Jett is in Silverstone's world and Silverstone is in Jett's world. Jett has to save the world in Silverstone's world and stop Dr. Kragg for stealing cities of the World. Kragg can change into anyone he wants to. If you haven't seen it, go and see it. It comes to video March 2002. So rent it, tape it , or just watch it. Recommended to anyone who likes The Famous Jett Jackson and for people who like action, romance, and humor. It's a must see.