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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe latter element joins with Crudup's excellent acting to make this deliberately scruffy tale a worthwhile experience if you can handle its explicitly sordid subplots.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJesus' 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.
- 83Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIf the result doesn't make dazzling watching, it nonetheless has the power to haunt.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAnother grotty drama about junkie love? Well, yes...I make an exception for Jesus' Son.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyAn intermittently compelling and occasionally hilarious road movie.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt has a nobility and modesty, along with a refreshing lack of cynical attitude, that you rarely find in independent films these days.
- 80TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissIt's best to see this as a drug buffet. Graze through the vignettes... and you'll find three or four tasty bits to snack on.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIt's often a downer, with a sweet but largely passive protagonist.
- 50Baltimore SunAnn HornadayBaltimore SunAnn HornadayDoes it make it as a movie? Only in fits and starts.