Review of Jolene (2010) by Thanasis M — 02 Jan 2012

Nothing special other than J. Chastain's performance.

This review of Jolene (2010) was written by Thanasis M on 02 Jan 2012.

Jolene has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lindy West (35) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 28 Aug 2017

It's a mediocre movie with a very nice central performance…

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By Marcy Dermansky (134) for About.com (1,470) on 21 Nov 2010

Chastain has long red hair, wide eyes, and an even wider smile. She is Jolene, of course, and she is appealing…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 02 May 2011

Cruelly, the display of sorrow never takes command, with most of the film an unsatisfactory soap opera that never seizes an illuminating essence…

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By Giuliano D (31) on 12 Jul 2013

This was a really good film. I only watched it because of Jessica Chastain…

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By Jiana W (301) on 17 Apr 2013

N my opinion it was good, it had me yelling to the screen the whole movie, Jessica was quite amazing, I believe she was around her early 30s…

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 28 Apr 2011

Jessica Chastain is beautiful and has some skills. That is actually all I need to say about the movie…

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By Raven L (6) on 12 Jun 2013

It was an odd, but decent movie at first, just when I really started to like it, it took an ugly and hateful turn…

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By Tika P (3) on 24 Sep 2012

An entertaining adventure. I felt it could be a trilogy…

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By Harrison W (167) on 10 Nov 2011

Eh. There's not really a story arc here, just a series of a stories with very little consistency amongst the character's personality…

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By Heather M (2,904) on 05 Sep 2013

A beautiful and complex story. All the actors did a phenomenal job telling this story. I think that the ending was unfair and not quite finished…

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