Jesus' Son
User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

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  1. KevinM.
    May 3, 2001
    10
    Not since "Under The Volcano" has a movie captured a literary piece on film to this mystical degree. I hope this director takes on the book "Motherless Brooklyn" next.
  2. JaysonM.
    Sep 23, 2002
    10
    It's great, despite what any critics with a foot up their ass may have to say.
  3. MyronB.
    May 10, 2006
    7
    Highly entertaining and genuinely funny, until the flash-bang sugary ending that eradicates everything before it.

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    63
    It's often a downer, with a sweet but largely passive protagonist.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    Jesus' Son surprises me with moments of wry humor, poignancy, sorrow and wildness. It has a sequence as funny as any I've seen this year.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    80
    An intermittently compelling and occasionally hilarious road movie.
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