Product: Jesus' Son [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
Subtle and hilarious. Stupid and meaningful.
To paraphrase Heinlein in Stranger In A Strange Land, we laugh because life is painful, we laugh to get rid of the hurt. Jesus' Son had me laughing the entire way. So much so that a woman who was in the theatre with me complementd me on my (comprehending?,well-timed?)laugh afterward. This movie is so adept at finding humor in life's tragedies and wisdom in it's utter idiocy, I couldn't help but convulse with laughter and emotion. Yet the tone is quite somber. Billy Crudup plays an irresponsible junkie who wants only to make life better for him and his, but only makes things worse. Repeatedly. Anyone can relate to that. And my money says that most will be moved by it.