New Jerusalem
Metascore
46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    Dec 6, 2012
    75
    I don't believe New Jerusalem takes a position in favor of either character. It's more of an intense study of these two men and their barren work in a shabby store by the side of a highway.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Dec 2, 2012
    70
    A rare film dealing with Christian evangelism in a realistic way that neither mocks nor proselytizes, New Jerusalem quietly observes as a man tries to comfort his troubled best friend by bringing him to Jesus.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Sherilyn Connelly
    Nov 30, 2012
    60
    While New Jerusalem's rigid formalism will surely be off-putting to some, there's beauty to be found in the film's sheen of placid grime.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Kalvin Henely
    Nov 30, 2012
    50
    Unlike the soul-searching characters from Old Joy, which also stars Will Oldham, Ike and Sean always feel as if they've fallen out of the sky just for the film's setup.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Nov 30, 2012
    20
    New Jerusalem feeling like an acting exercise in search of a theater class.

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