This picaresque tale dawdles a bit, but Chastain keeps us rooting for Jolene's survival.
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01/13/09
Jolene (2008)
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Starring: Jessica Chastain, Chazz Palminteri, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Friend
Director: Dan Ireland
Reviews for Jolene
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Top CriticWhile its lumpy story drags long before its running time is up, the film serves as the perfect showcase for new star Jessica Chastain, a dazzling redhead whose talent and radiance keeps its many parts watchable.
01/08/09
Though stretched to a two-hour run time, Doctorow's socially critical tale is reduced to queasy spectacle.
06/17/08
Top Critic[Jessica] Chastain does a great job of igniting Jolene's mix of street-wise survivalist instinct and romantic soul. Her performance anchors a film that has no solid grounding
06/16/08
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