The Jesus Rolls
Screen Media Films | Release Date: February 28, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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91
ConsequenceScout TafoyaFeb 26, 2020
It feels special, like a kind of prized trinket, a sun-dappled sexual fantasia, chased by the specter of death in pursuit of a life of leisure. The Jesus Rolls is a touching and singular work, a louche fantasy. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichFeb 26, 2020
The freewheeling Jonathan Demme energy only grows more infectious as the film drifts along, Émilie Simon’s buoyant flamenco score finds the zest in each scene, and the lightly fantastical “none of this matters” attitude feels like manna from heaven in an age of interconnected cinematic universes Read full review
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The New York TimesGlenn KennyFeb 27, 2020
The movie doesn’t always work, but it’s never boring. Read full review
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IGNMatt FowlerMar 31, 2020
The Jesus Rolls, while a passion project for the writer/director/star -- though it's unclear what Turturro wanted to do more: remake Going Places or do a Jesus follow-up? -- comes off like a flat fever dream. The famous faces are fun and at times there's a wee bit of misfit charm, but in the end it's clumsy and churlish. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 25, 2020
Every minute that The Jesus isn’t in a bowling alley Turturro and his movie lose a lot of what made him stand out. Read full review
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VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 17, 2019
In the end, the project doesn’t really work. The Coen brothers have a touch for the absurd, and a gift for dialogue, that’s lacking here, and without those two qualities, Jesus wears out his welcome relatively early in the journey. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungOct 17, 2019
Though Turturro turned this small part into a memorable character for the Coens, Quintana is not so reliably funny here, especially headlining a whole film of very intermittent charm. Read full review
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Original-CinThom ErnstFeb 27, 2020
It’s not so much whether The Jesus Rolls fails. It does, but how much it fails depends on how amped up your expectations are going into the movie. Read full review
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EmpireNick de SemlyenApr 6, 2020
It’s not hard to tell that this Big Lebowski spin-off involved neither Coen Brother. Fair play to Turturro for going in such a strange direction, and assembling a pretty killer cast, but it’s unlikely to satisfy even the most ardent Quintana enthusiast. Read full review
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The GuardianMike McCahillMar 31, 2020
There are baffling shunts from town to country, while the middle stretch tosses up scenes with no real function or punchline. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoFeb 28, 2020
It’s not hard to think that there could be an interesting remake of “Going Places” or an interesting spin-off “The Big Lebowski” to be made — it’s just that this film doesn't work as either. Read full review
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The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMar 1, 2020
The wandering, strictly bush league movie, unfortunately, cannot reprise the unbridled strut of Quintana’s ‘Lebowski’ braggadocio, suggesting perhaps we should leave the resurrection of beloved characters to the professionals. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenFeb 27, 2020
A gutter ball of a sophomoric, white middle-age male sex farce fantasy that quickly wears out an already tenuous welcome. Read full review
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