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Jesus of Montreal (French language only) Reviews
Nicely done -- but the church is the bad guy again
This was a very intriguing movie and left me wondering if it was based on actual events -- but it was not. Still, it could have happened. It presents a glimpse of Montreal while at the same time dealing with "some really good material" -- though is it just the opiate of the masses or can it be way more than this for more than whatever "the masses" might mean?
I would actually imagine the church would be thrilled to have the interest. Was the church interested in Jesus Christ Superstar? This one had an interesting slant to it. We viewed this movie as part of Canada week. I understand from a friend that it is a bit of a cult movie for Canadians!
Problematic on many levels--but thought provoking and spectacularly moving
This may be the minority opinion here, but the film seemed to self-destruct in the last 10 minutes. Those who can have an entire movie spoiled by a melodramatic and bizare ending, be warned.
That said, the movie up to those last 10 minutes had more than enough heart and intelligence to keep the ending from ruining all. The acting is impressive, giving the viewer both an insight into each of these character's lives and a reason to actually care. Although some of the scholarship the film praises seems questionable (though far less so than, say, Gibson's The Passion of the Christ), the applicability of Christ's impossible paradoxes to modern society pulls the film through. The film is tightly edited and never boring, though after watching it I wondered if a director's cut would've filled in a few minor questions I had.
Overall, though, the movie did the things that good movies should do: it made me laugh, it was deeply moving, and it made me walk away thinking deeply (in this case about what exactly it was that this man named Jesus had to say.) So I give it a thumb up.
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