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Jesus' Son (1999)

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310

1999

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55

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Jesus' Son (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9030

Avg Critic Score:2.8339

Jesus' Son (1999) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

This might be the best junkie film ever made. It is set in Iowa in the 1970s and follows the observations of a young screw up, who gets the ignominious nickname of F**khead (Billy Crudup); it's a name which he comes to accept as it sticks with him. ...read the complete Jesus' Son movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Thinking at first I am seeing still one more road movie about a druggie, I find I am wrong. "Jesus' Son" surprises me with moments of wry humor, poignancy, sorrow and wildness. ...read the complete Jesus' Son movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Some of the characters in Jesus' Son might describe it as a roller coaster ride but that would only be because they're taking really hard drugs! Jesus' Son features actor Billy Crudup as a drugged out loser and we never really find out what his ...read the complete Jesus' Son movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Addiction is certainly one of the key themes explored by Jesus' Son, but it's not just the inescapable lure of heroin. ...read the complete Jesus' Son movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

It's neither new nor revolutionary for a motion picture to be presented from the point-of-view of someone who is perpetually stoned. ...read the complete Jesus' Son movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)

Again, I have no idea why it's called "Jesus' Son." There is religious symbolism here and there, and a number of references to organized religion and to Jesus Christ. And near the end, there is a bit of mysticism that seems typical of something...read the complete Jesus' Son (1999) review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)

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Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)

Don't let the title put you off - this is quite a bit easier going than 'The Passion of the...read the complete Jesus' Son (1999) review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)

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Scott Hunt

Jesus' Son floats along with the hallucinatory feel of a drug addict's sense of recollection. It's not so much a movie as it's a well made patchwork quilt of memories. Its tales are woven together through F**kHead, or F.H. (Crudup), an intrinsically...read the complete Jesus' Son (1999) review at Scott Hunt

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Houston Chronicle

Whether their drug of choice is alcohol or pills, narcotics-addled characters have always been an addictive attraction for actors and filmmakers. The Lost Weekend, The Man With the Golden Arm, Midnight Cowboy, Leaving Las Vegas, Ironweed, Drugstore...read the complete Jesus' Son (1999) review at Houston Chronicle

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