Review of Jasper, Texas (2003) by John Leonard for New York Magazine/Vulture — 29 Jan 2018
What distinguishes Jasper, Texas is not inside info (we knew all this if we'd read the papers), not suspense (the young killers are arrested early on), and not catharsis (perhaps pity, certainly terror, but no purging). It is performance.
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This review of Jasper, Texas (2003) was written by John Leonard and published by New York Magazine/Vulture on 29 Jan 2018.
Jasper, Texas has generally received mixed reviews.
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