"Jimmy"
KJ Apa excels in the role of Colonel James Stewart in “Jimmy,” from Fathom Entertainment

"Jimmy"

KJ Apa as Jimmy Stewart can’t save this safe and sorry biopic, but the flickers of flawed humanity he brings to a legend are fresh and fascinating.

By Peter Travers

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★★ (2 out of 4)

The idea behind “Jimmy” doesn’t sound bad. Instead of a biopic about the legendary actor James Stewart (1908-1997), whose wonderful life and legendary career could never be squeezed into a two-hour movie or even a 10-hour miniseries, director Aaron Burns and screenwriter Justin Strawhand decided to focus on Stewart’s military career.

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