Product: Jesus' Son [VHS]
Rating: 3.0
Nothing to do with being Jesus' Son
I have no clue as to the meaning of the title of this film. I haven't read the source material, so maybe that's why (or maybe not). The movie is -- like a whole bunch of other movies -- about a junkie/loser/bum. Unlike most other films in the junkie genre, this one's protagonist is actually likeable, even though he's pretty damn dumb. The movie doesn't really have a story, but it's engrossing despite. Crudup and Morton are each great (as usual). In what seems to be becoming par, Jack Black brings another eccentic, hillarious character to life. Denis Leary gives a suprisingly good performance, definitely among his best. The film has this sort of "everday life" kind of quality to it, in that it's boring yet captivating still, slow and filled with information, and the overall "point" is felt but cannot be articulated. Just don't expect it to have anything to do with the son of Jesus.