
Jonah Hex
2010, Fantasy/Western, 1h 21m
152 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Josh Brolin gives it his best shot, but he can't keep the short, unfocused Jonah Hex from collapsing on the screen. Read critic reviews
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Jonah Hex
Quentin Turnbull
Lilah
Burke
Lt. Grass
Lt. Evan
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Critic Reviews for Jonah Hex
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February 18, 2012 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
Jonah Kex, Jonah Wrex, Jonah Hax, Jonah Kax, Jonah Thix, Jonah Crox, Jonah Sux.
September 8, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
The film shows its comic-book origins in good ways (stylish settings) and bad (too many scenes end in a gigantic conflagration).
September 3, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
It just gets louder and more nonsensical as it progresses, with Fox shoe-horned into as many scenes as possible.
September 2, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
At least it's relatively short.
September 2, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 -
It's a loud and subtle-as-a-sledgehammer assault on the senses, though, at 81 minutes, mercifully short.
September 2, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Jonah Hex
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Mar 15, 2016Nothing special on screen here, Some ok action scenes but that's it, Same old story, Very short but it started to drag in parts, Very predictable and just a plain lazy excuse of a film, I can see why it bombed at the box office.Jamie C Super Reviewer
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Mar 02, 2013Based on a DC comic, Jonah Hex is a supernatural western packed with action. Rogue bounty hunter Jonah Hex is conscripted by the Union Army to help stop a former Confederate general bent on seeking revenge. Starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, and Michael Fassbender, the casting is fairly decent; however Fox's role is completely superfluous. Hex makes for an interesting character, but most of the film is filled with supernatural and futuristic elements that just don't work. The script's also problematic, and is full of cliches and tropes. Yet even with all its junk, Jonah Hex delivers some strong action sequences and is entertaining.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Sep 23, 2012[img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] I'm giving Jonah Hex a negative review on the basis that there are various problems with the film that stick out like a bulging sore thumb, but that's not to say that I didn't enjoy certain aspects of the film, so i'll start with the problems. Firstly, the title character can never seem to justify his horribly indecent actions in the film, we are told that he killed the supposedly antagonistic character's son, and for some reason it's never fully expained why we should root for him. Secondly, it stars Josh Brolin, and I was very excited about seeing him in this, if there's one actor currently working in cinema today that can play cowboys and anti-hero's in Western's, it's him. However his above average performance in Jonah Hex is not the outstanding performance we saw in True Grit or No Country For Old Men, it is a very good performance i'll add, but it can't hold the film together on it's own. A lot of scenes are unintentionally laughable, and John Malkovich is hilariously miscast as the bad guy. On the other hand unlike the people who've taken their time to attack this movie and properly go to town on it, I quite enjoyed things in it. Josh Brolin is very engaging and the main character himself is interesting, the action sequences are decent enough, the steampunk settings are fun to look at, and it appears that the costume design and special effects were put together carefully, and for popcorn entertainment, I think it's fine. But it's nothing more than fine, it's cheap and it's got Megan Fox playing the regular Megan Fox role, but looking quite bored executing it, and the story collapses eventually, but if your someone who watches a lot of films, believe me, you've seen a lot worse.Directors C Super Reviewer
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Feb 23, 2012To much like the recent ghost rider adaption. No real thought or depth, mindless and unmemorableBrendan N Super Reviewer
Jonah Hex Quotes
Jonah Hex: | War and me took to each other real well. It felt like it had meaning. The feeling of doing what you thought was right. But it wasn't. Folks can believe what they like, but eventually a man's gotta decide if he's gonna do what's right. That choice cost me more than I bargained for. |
Adelman Lusk: | Sure hope you succeed. I would surely hang if you didn't. And that's something I'd like to avoid. |
Quentin Turnbull: | (shoots Lusk in the head) Consider it avoided |
Quentin Turnbull: | (shoots Lusk in the head) Consider it avoided. |
Quentin Turnbull: | [shoots Lusk in the head] Consider it avoided. |
Burke: | Tell me whats it like to go through life with a face like that? |
Burke: | Tell me, what's it like to go through life with a face like that? |
Jonah Hex: | Lemme show ya... |
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