Review of Jolene (2010) by Brad S — 18 Oct 2015
Jolene is Jessica Chastain's breakout, and first, film performance (aside from a filmed version of Salome) and I hesitate to say but the film was rescued by her performance. The content is very important as it highlights the misfires of a woman's history and holds it against her ever during the worst parts of her life.
For instance A Woman Under the Influence could easily be a chapter in Jolene. The downsides of the film are the performances of the male leads in the first half of the film. Chazz Palminteri was good, if formulaic, and Michael Vartan did an excellent job but my between his character should force you to hate him.
Chastain the actress and Jolene the character make this an important, although flawed, movie.
This review of Jolene (2010) was written by Brad S on 18 Oct 2015.
Jolene has generally received mixed reviews.
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