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JESUS HENRY CHRISTMovie Reviews
Comedy about a fatherless 10-year-old genius whose life is changed when he wins a university scholarship. Cast:Toni Collette, Jason Spevack, Frank Moore, Michael Sheen, Samantha WeinsteinDirector:Dennis LeeRelease Date:April 20, 2012DVD Release:July 3, 2012From:E1 EntertainmentRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 31 min
Jesus Henry Christ played in limited release to fair reviews. • Andrew Lapin wrote for NPR, "...probes the ways in which adults label and use children... the dialogue is often broad and silly, and there's a frustrating incoherence to the whole thing." • And Linda Barnard wrote in the Toronto Star, "...it all seems a tad too quirky and twee... Everything is delivered with a knowing wink to the camera, a mocking tone..." More Reviews Below...
Jesus Henry Christ Positive Reviews (14 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "...has a humorless intensity... writer-director Dennis Lee scratches the skin of family bonds until it bleeds. This time, he uses whimsy as a salve."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 88 words, 05/11/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "There are witticisms galore, but very few qualify as jokes, and any laughter is hard to come by. Willfully zany would be a more apt description."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 05/04/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "Dennis Lee pushes Toni Collette, Michael Sheen and the young cast into a wanna-be-droll world of deadpan reactions, outré characters and eccentricity.... annoying."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 274 words, 05/04/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Pleasant without being revelatory, underwhelming but not obnoxiously so... explores how we become who we are, whether by genetics or environment..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 04/20/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "An excellent cast works overtime in this aggressively quirky Canadian comedy.... Even for a surreal black comedy, the film requires massive suspension of disbelief."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 05/04/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: WEAK(cg) "...it all seems a tad too quirky and twee... Everything is delivered with a knowing wink to the camera, a mocking tone that only serves to keep viewers at arms' length."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 05/25/12
Chuck Wilson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...sorta funny but mostly off-putting... Making their screen debuts, young Spevack and Weinstein give the film's most natural performances and provide its little bit of warmth..."(See all of Chuck Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 185 words, 05/02/12
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: WEAK(cg) "...like being trapped in a building with a faulty fire alarm.... The film goes mushy in the final third, wrapping everything up with an unconvincing, big-hug resolution..."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 465 words, 05/25/12
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...the movie has the attention span of a child with ADHD, getting so caught up in whatever oddities it conjures that it can't focus on telling a simple story."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 05/24/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Jesus Henry Christ has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Chuck Wilson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...sorta funny but mostly off-putting... Making their screen debuts, young Spevack and Weinstein give the film's most natural performances and provide its little bit of warmth..."(See all of Chuck Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 185 words, 05/02/12
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: POOR(cg) "...smug... the film's cruelest insult may be its insipid sense of resolution, a trite depiction of the restoration of the nuclear family allowing everyone to trump their obstacles..."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 533 words, 04/30/12
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...the movie has the attention span of a child with ADHD, getting so caught up in whatever oddities it conjures that it can't focus on telling a simple story."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 05/24/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "There are witticisms galore, but very few qualify as jokes, and any laughter is hard to come by. Willfully zany would be a more apt description."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 05/04/12
Andrew Lapin, NPR: FAIR "...probes the ways in which adults label and use children... the dialogue is often broad and silly, and there's a frustrating incoherence to the whole thing."(See all of Andrew Lapin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 631 words, 04/19/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Pleasant without being revelatory, underwhelming but not obnoxiously so... explores how we become who we are, whether by genetics or environment..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 04/20/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Too deliberately eccentric to attain quite the level of wigginess it aspires to... it does feature some standout perfs and a refreshingly unconventional approach..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 562 words, 05/09/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...an amusing but scattered and unconvincing comedy... A generally strong (if poorly used) cast and cartoonish vibe may connect with some..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 538 words, 04/28/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Pleasant without being revelatory, underwhelming but not obnoxiously so... explores how we become who we are, whether by genetics or environment..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 04/20/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "There are witticisms galore, but very few qualify as jokes, and any laughter is hard to come by. Willfully zany would be a more apt description."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 05/04/12
16.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Jesus Henry Christ's reviews are separated by an average 16.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Jesus Henry Christ's reviews cover 21.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,287 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 378 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Jesus Henry Christ Coverage, Volume & Length (14 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 51.3 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Jesus Henry Christ's reviews on average broke 51.3 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Jesus Henry Christ's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Jesus Henry Christ (14 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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