![]() ![]() In the days following, Jacko falls ill and the medical professionals are stumped as to what’s wrong with him. He has an odd little shop, which they go in to explore, against Laura’s best instincts, and as she tries to get Jacko to leave, Carmody offers him a stamp, which he accepts-only the stamp ink seems to burn him and won’t come off, even with washing. One afternoon on the way home, the two meet a man who is never named (played by Timothy Spall in the book, he’s Carmody Braque). ![]() The film brings out some of her conflicted feelings about this situation-her love for Jacko, her resentment at having to play caregiver, her struggle with wanting to be free as an adolescent, and her desire to support her overwhelmed mother. ![]() She’s the daughter of a single mum who has to spend a lot of time taking care of her younger brother Jacko (he’s five in this film, but three in the book) because her mum is always working. The story revolves around Laura Chant (who, in the books, is 14, but in this film, looks more like 16 or 17). ( IMDB link.) It stars Timothy Spall, Lucy Lawless, Erana James and Nicholas Galitzine, and it was an interesting (although flawed) film. Recently I watched the film adaptation of The Changeover on Netflix. ![]()
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