Jesus Henry Christ
E1 Entertainment | Release Date: April 20, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
4
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70
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenApr 19, 2012
This time out Lee looks to bake a touch of twee-ness into the film in the hopes of keeping things light, though more often than not, the film's flourishes come off as Wes Anderson-lite. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn AndersonApr 15, 2012
Too deliberately eccentric to attain quite the level of wigginess it aspires to, Jesus Henry Christ does feature some standout performances and a refreshingly unconventional approach to telling its slight story. Read full review
60
Village VoiceChuck WilsonMay 1, 2012
Making their screen debuts, young Spevack and Weinstein give the film's most natural performances and provide its little bit of warmth, but it seems time to petition Collette, a truly gifted actress, to take a long hiatus from playing bitter single moms. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickMay 4, 2012
Even for a surreal black comedy, Jesus Henry Christ requires massive suspension of disbelief. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMay 3, 2012
Whatever it intends, Jesus Henry Christ is not especially funny. There are witticisms galore in both the thematically recurrent imagery and the dialogue, but very few qualify as jokes, and any laughter is hard to come by. Willfully zany would be a more apt description. Read full review
50
NPRAndrew LapinApr 19, 2012
Henry can finish a college application test in two minutes, yet Jesus Henry Christ doesn't know what to do with 90. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 15, 2012
Amusing but scattered and unconvincing comedy. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMay 9, 2012
As with his previous film "Fireflies in the Garden," writer-director Dennis Lee scratches the skin of family bonds until it bleeds. This time, he uses whimsy as a salve. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeMay 25, 2012
Try not to be in the same room as Jesus Henry Christ. At the very least run when the first fire alarm sounds. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMay 3, 2012
It winds up just being annoying. Read full review
20
Time OutNick SchagerMay 1, 2012
Why anyone would want to spend time with a foursome whose bathetic misery is, like the overly mannered visuals of writer-director Dennis Lee (Fireflies in the Garden), defined by such insufferable quirkiness is anyone's guess. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezApr 30, 2012
The title alone invites you to cuss at this smug film, and you may do so the second you catch a whiff of the portentous first shot: a Wes Anderson put-on. Read full review
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