Connell further comes through with a solid script sprinkled with often-delightful dialogue.' Further praised Duplessie's drag performance, writing 'Of course, a movie about drag performers has to have at least one big number. But casting Leachman as Margaret and remarkable newcomer Thomas Duplessie as budding drag queen grandkid Russell propels Jump, Darling into the winnerвЂ™s circle. Writing for Original Cin, Linda Barnard gave the film an A- rating, writing that 'the film leans on a well-worn setup about a troubled grandson and his frail-but-feisty grandmother. His lip-synced rendition of Rough Trade's High School Confidential is a showstopper, and a bit of added CanCon to boot.'

In addition to watching Margaret and Russell slowly feel each other out across the generational divide, we get to see him perform at what is apparently the only gay bar in the county. Writing for the Postmedia Network chain of newspapers, Chris Knight praised Leachman's performance, writing that 'Jump, Darling is ConnellвЂ™s feature directing debut, and he wisely doesnвЂ™t bite off more than he can narratively chew. I savored it, knowing this could easily be one of her last picture shows.' You see every wrinkle, every aging bone, and every slow, careful movement. Of Leachman, he wrote that 'you canвЂ™t easily manufacture her presence, her force, and her power.

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. The film was commercially released in Canada to video on demand platforms such as Apple TV+, Google Play and the proprietary platform of distributor levelFILM on March 9, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Leachman was unable to personally attend the premiere, but was able to watch the film from home through a private streaming link. The film screened in an exclusive preview presentation to a hometown audience hosted by Inside Out in 2020. While in Toronto, Leachman and her daughter spent some time out on Church Street during the Pride Toronto festivities. The film was shot in 2019, primarily in Prince Edward County with some followup shooting in Toronto. 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. The film inspired in part by Connell's conversations with his own grandmother, who went through declining health in the early 2010s before her death.

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