G.I. Jesus

Name: G.I. Jesus
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: January 26, 2007
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 57

2007

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Westlake Entertainment Group | Release Date: January 26, 2007 | R

Summary: A Mexican national, Jesus Feliciano, returning to California from Iraq where he had soldiered in exchange for grant of U.S. citizenship, suffers trauma related to his battle experience and imagines his family life threatened. (Cineville)

Director: Carl Colpaert

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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F. X. Feeney

Writer-director Carl Colpaert never loses his balance, despite the David Lynchian leap of faith he asks us to make midway, in a twist so bold as to be a backflip. If anything, this extra layer in the story effectively illuminates the moral choices Jesus must navigate. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

May be a mixed bag, but it is so impressive in so many ways that it demands to be taken seriously. It's a black comedy about a returning Iraq war veteran named Jesús (Joe Arquette) that aims for an absurd, satirical tone (think "Dr. Strangelove" by way of "Coming Home") but rarely hits the mark. Read full review

Justin Chang

A bold, often clumsy, but always intriguing piece of work. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Passion this profound can't help but make an impact. Read full review

Michael Ordona

The film has a weird, surrealistic feel abetted by a lack of conventional structure, keeping the viewer off-balance. On the down side, that means the movie occasionally rambles. The staging tends toward the static, the cast is uneven and the small film is technically limited. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Colpaert makes nice use of blue and green hues, and he makes some valid points about the Iraqi war. But the script lacks coherence and ends with a 180-degree flip that lessens the impact of what has gone before. Read full review

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