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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakJesús proves a gripping cautionary tale unafraid to let its characters suffer for justice. A son’s mistake becomes a father’s failure and no matter what happens, no one’s soul is left whole.
- 80Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyThe film imaginatively uses a presumably tight budget to claustrophobic advantage.
- 80Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe tense final act...investigates its moral quandaries with a rigor this kind of bad-seed street-teen movie usually can’t manage.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijOften shown in dark, flat and agitated closeups, Goic and Duran are both compelling performers.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleGuzzoni’s movie is an unsparing portrait of aimlessness told mostly in the queasiest shades.
- 63Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithFernando Guzzoni's Jesus is at its best when it steers clear of pat moralizing and simply yokes its moody sense of atmosphere to the aimlessness of the story’s young characters.
- 40The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyOne feels the filmmaker trying hard to work out the inner struggles of his sad but largely unsympathetic characters. But his movie is as miserable and ultimately confounding as it is earnest.