[1] The film stars Thomas Duplessie as Russell, a rookie drag queen reeling from a break-up, who escapes to Prince Edward County, where he finds his grandmother Margaret (Cloris Leachman) in steep decline yet desperate to avoid the local nursing home.

[3] The film's cast also includes Linda Kash as Russell's mother Ene and Jayne Eastwood as town busybody Jeanne, as well as real-life Toronto drag queens Tynomi Banks, Miss Fiercalicious and Fay Slift.

[3] He has indicated that the film is not meant to be understood as autobiographical, although he has acknowledged parallels between Russell's efforts to establish himself as a drag artist and his own status as an emerging LGBTQ filmmaker.

[10] Writing for The Queer Review, Glenn Gaylord praised Duplessie and Leachman's work in the film, stating that Duplessie made Russell's drag performances so strong that "he could win every Lip Sync For Your Life moment on Canada's Drag Race", and applauding Leachman's ability to give such a strong and fearless performance at age 94.

But casting Leachman as Margaret and remarkable newcomer Thomas Duplessie as budding drag queen grandkid Russell propels Jump, Darling into the winner’s circle.

Duplessie blows the roof off the place with an incendiary version of Rough Trade’s “High School Confidential,” another sweet kiss of CanCon.

The site's critical consensus reads: "Jump, Darling covers familiar territory in refreshingly affecting fashion, with debuting writer-director Phil Connell facilitating fine work from a talented cast.".