New Jerusalem
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  • Summary: Sean, an Irish immigrant to America, returning from military service in Afghanistan, finds his heart and mind in disarray. He befriends Ike, a strong willed Evangelical Christian, who endeavors to ensure the fragile Sean’s salvation. A meditation on friendship, need and frailty, New Jerusalelem explores the allure and limitations of modern utopian belief.


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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  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. 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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