Fresh
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, Los Angeles Times
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Jolene
Overview
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
Director and cast
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48%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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, Seattle Times
Rotten
So bad it's almost (but not quite) good, Dan Ireland's Jolene is an unusually elaborate and excruciatingly long vanity production...
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
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, New York Times
Fresh
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, New York Observer
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