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Conning her way into a job as a caregiver, a teenage runaway (AnnaSophia Robb) tricks a desperate mother (Famke Janssen) into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter (Taylor Richardson) and soon forms a bond with them.
A few POV shots provide us with insight and empathy. Too many of them simply devalue the POV impact and tend to give Jack of the Red Hearts the texture of an ABC Afterschool Special.
Grillo is one of the few filmmakers out there who possesses an understanding of autism and the drain of personal care, and she once again uses this knowledge to deepen material, giving it a perspective few productions dare to offer.
Jack of the Red Hearts depicts a bond between a troubled teenager and a young autistic girl ... The goodwill for its titular character never feels earned.