Saturday, October 11, 2014

Jesus Henry Christ

Release date: April 20, 2012
Director: Dennis Lee
Stars: Michael Sheen, Toni Collette
Genre: Comedy

Once upon a lonely Friday night, I was bored and made the decision to flip through Netflix. And then I found this.

Jesus Henry Christ is about a brainiac ten-year-old boy named Henry James Hermin, who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother. In search of his biological father, he meets a Post-It note-obsessed man and his miserable daughter, and discovers the family he never knew he wanted. 

While I wouldn't say that it's my favorite comedy or even really worthy of four stars, I did enjoy it. There were some really zany moments that I appreciated, including an entire scene filmed in Spanish. The movie is filled with quirks and there's some neat-o dialogue here and there. The cast was excellent and I was overall satisfied with their performances. Despite the one star rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I do believe that the movie deserves more on the basis of its charm and bright colors. I'd recommend this movie to anyone looking for a casual late night Netflix session. 

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