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More epic than it needs to be and less profound than it should be, "Jolene" remains a watchable excursion into human frailty and foibles. Nov 4, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
More epic than it needs to be and less profound than it should be, "Jolene" remains a watchable excursion into human frailty and foibles.
Gary Goldstein
Chastain proves near-heroic embodying Jolene's innate strength and incremental wisdom. Yet she also makes us understand how the heroine's wobbly resistance to manipulative characters is overwhelmed time and again. Nov 4, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
Chastain proves near-heroic embodying Jolene's innate strength and incremental wisdom. Yet she also makes us understand how the heroine's wobbly resistance to manipulative characters is overwhelmed time and again.
Tom Keogh
So bad it's almost (but not quite) good, Dan Ireland's Jolene is an unusually elaborate and excruciatingly long vanity production... Oct 29, 2010 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review…
So bad it's almost (but not quite) good, Dan Ireland's Jolene is an unusually elaborate and excruciatingly long vanity production...
Lou Lumenick
Ms. Chastain digs deep. Surrendering to her character's smoky voice-over and disastrous judgment, the actress finds pockets of soul in a role that's part Jessica Rabbit, part Marilyn Monroe. Oct 29, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Ms. Chastain digs deep. Surrendering to her character's smoky voice-over and disastrous judgment, the actress finds pockets of soul in a role that's part Jessica Rabbit, part Marilyn Monroe.
Jeannette Catsoulis
The movie has been through as many hurdles getting here as dear, sweet Jolene, but sometimes the most engaging movies are the ones worth waiting for. Oct 27, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
The movie has been through as many hurdles getting here as dear, sweet Jolene, but sometimes the most engaging movies are the ones worth waiting for.
Rex Reed
One minute a guy's making Jolene patently false promises, the next she's getting sodomized on her wedding night. Oct 27, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
One minute a guy's making Jolene patently false promises, the next she's getting sodomized on her wedding night.
Andrew Schenker
It's a mediocre movie with a very nice central performance. Aug 29, 2017 | Full Review…
It's a mediocre movie with a very nice central performance.
Lindy West
Cruelly, the display of sorrow never takes command, with most of the film an unsatisfactory soap opera that never seizes an illuminating essence. May 3, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Cruelly, the display of sorrow never takes command, with most of the film an unsatisfactory soap opera that never seizes an illuminating essence.
Brian Orndorf
Chastain has long red hair, wide eyes, and an even wider smile. She is Jolene, of course, and she is appealing. Nov 21, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/5
Chastain has long red hair, wide eyes, and an even wider smile. She is Jolene, of course, and she is appealing.
Marcy Dermansky
Based on an E.L. Doctorow short story, Jolene is an apt example of how stories about women who are in abusive relationships can be turned into sexual exploitation. Nov 1, 2010 | Full Review…
Based on an E.L. Doctorow short story, Jolene is an apt example of how stories about women who are in abusive relationships can be turned into sexual exploitation.
Maria Garcia
Vapid, convoluted, tedious and too episodic despite Jessica Chastain's charismatic performance as the seductive, wounded, insecure and lonely Jolene. Oct 31, 2010 | Rating: 4.2112/10 | Full Review…
Vapid, convoluted, tedious and too episodic despite Jessica Chastain's charismatic performance as the seductive, wounded, insecure and lonely Jolene.
Avi Offer
Jolene's main themes, including the manipulation of youth, the fragility of love, and the suppression of individuality, try to carry the wonky dialogue into complex territory. Oct 31, 2010 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Jolene's main themes, including the manipulation of youth, the fragility of love, and the suppression of individuality, try to carry the wonky dialogue into complex territory.
Glenn Heath Jr.
A mercurial sexpot travels the country making bad decisions with the wrong men and occasionally ruining someone else's life for little discernible reason. Jolene's voice over, which is the epitome of lazy storytelling, paints herself as a victim throughout the film's contrived events, but I found little pitiable about Jolene despite the almost charming naivete with which Jessica Chastain plays the part. In the end, I wonder what the point of Jolene's story is. Is the message about male cruelty or the ruining of an innocent? It's hard to make this case, especially after Jolene's lesbian jaunt. Overall, I found myself confused about why I should care about this character or what the filmmakers wanted to say about her.
Super Reviewer
Decent movie. A very sad journey for a young girl to have to take. Definitely not a heartwarmer...
A bad situation only gets worse and eventually I ran out of interest i this one dimensional character.
A movie from the 2008 Seattle Film Festival List. This one is about a young girls trouble life and adventures. Starting when she first got married at 15 to her life and trek across America. With Many High's and a number of low's. Excellent story which shows just how fair and unfair life can be. Jessica Chastain was over the top in this one. 4 stars
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