Jesus' Son details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Jack Black, Samantha Morton, Billy Crudup, Will Patton, Dennis Hopper, Greg Germann, Denis Leary, Holly Hunter |
| Director: | Alison Maclean |
| Genre: | Drama - Comedy |
| Studio: | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Name | Discs | |
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Jesus' Son |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 43 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 25 Mar 2002 |
| Main languages: | English |
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An Unsung Classic
By Goatboy from Stirlingshire , 16 Nov 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
The title comes from the Velvet Underground song "Heroin": "When the smack begins to flow/And I feel like Jesus' son." Jesus' Son is a Möbius-strip film with a coda. In voice-over, one of life's punching bags, tells a tangled-up story about his random adventures on the road from Iowa City to Chicago.
Director Alison Maclean directed the 1992 New Zealand lesbian-noir drama Crush. Although she's less well known than the other Anzac directors--Gillian Armstrong and Jane Campion--she's just as talented, a lot less spiritual and a lot more pragmatic.
Crudup's enjoyment of the ride and zonked-out humour give the grubby goings-on liveliness. The film is also lightened by the eclectic soundtrack, which includes Joe Henry and Wilco.
Mostly, Jesus' Son evinces the authentic feel of the 1970s, the broke-down, defeated side. The consolation of the age was that the malaise stretched evenly from coast to coast.
While Jesus' Son gets the funny, grotty side of the decade, it also shows what it was like not to have any serious yearnings. Not since Trainspotting has there been such a merry story about people with suicidal habits, such a small miracle of a film about beatific sordidness and redemption.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(20)Zzzzzzzzzzz....... huh?
By a customer , 17 Jul 2011Waste of time. Too fractured for me. I ended up folding clothes instead. That should give you an idea how bad this film was.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Brilliant
By a customer from Suffolk, England , 28 Jun 2011Sweet and beautiful,
Samantha Morton gave a fantastic performance.
Will watch again and probably buy this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Dark but also funny in a lol kinda way !!
By Kyasmine (20 reviews) , 20 Jun 2011Worth watching in my opinion.
I only watched this because I was bored.But I have to say that I actually enjoyed watching the whole film.Its a bit dark in places but I there were also some laugh out loud moments.
Never watched a film with the lead actor but he was good,and a lot of well known actors also star.- Was this review helpful to you?
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If you like Trainspotting, you'll probably like this.
By SassyVarmint (1 review) , 05 Jun 2011Dark, very dark, but still made me laugh. Loved this film. Has elements that reminded me of Trainspotting in terms of how it dealt with addiction in its lighter and more menacing manifestations.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Jesus's Son
By a customer from Norfolk , 21 Feb 2011Slow, Dreary,Depressing crap. Have watched this twice each time have fast forwarded to try and find something or scene worth the effort.- Was this review helpful to you?
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