Review of Jonathan (2018) by Morgan R — 11 Dec 2018

2 boys. 1 body. 1 girl. Don't work. But interesting.

This review of Jonathan (2018) was written by Morgan R on 11 Dec 2018.

Jonathan has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Katherine Mclaughlin (276) for SciFiNow (378) on 15 Oct 2018

It's a thinker that's both comforting and confronting…

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By Morgan Rojas (191) for Cinemacy (191) on 14 Nov 2018

Jonathan, which serves a double dose of Ansel Elgort, is sure to satisfy fans of the sci-fi genre in a gently challenging way (even if symbiotic…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 13 Nov 2018

Jonathan plays like an intellectual puzzle that isn’t challenging enough, an acting exercise that has everything but emotional connection…

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By Pat Brown (171) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 11 Nov 2018

The dichotomy represented by Jonathan and John is too clean for the film's exploration of a divided psyche to ever feel particularly complex…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Apr 2018

Taken on its own confidently crafted terms, Jonathan is an intelligent, absorbing tale that provides an impressive showcase for “Baby Driver”…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 12 Nov 2018

For forty minutes we become intimately aware of Oliver’s sci-fi conceit through heightened emotions, visual puzzles, and potential betrayals…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Punch Drunk Critics (518) on 16 Nov 2018

Part sci-fi, part body horror, part psychological thriller, Bill Oliver's Jonathan is a compelling twist on the old Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde formula…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 26 Apr 2018

In the end, it doesn’t feel like Jonathan fully commits to its own premise…

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By David Bax (50) for Battleship Pretension (71) on 24 Oct 2018

It's so ruthlessly competent in its construction and execution that an inexperienced viewer may initially mistake its aptitude for quality…

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By Dan Callahan (211) for TheWrap (3,203) on 26 Apr 2018

Oliver makes sure that every scene in Jonathan is slow, earnest, tidy, and very cautious, and he pulls back from anything that might be too dramatic…

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