Review of Casting JonBenet (2017) by Jp H — 29 Jul 2017

A documentary of ingenious conceit and with a biting humor so wicked you'll wonder if it's okay to laugh.

This review of Casting JonBenet (2017) was written by Jp H on 29 Jul 2017.

Casting JonBenet has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Casting JonBenet

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Apr 2017

Though a thoughtful reflection is occasionally allowed — sometimes humanity finds its way out — this indulgent, stylized slog is straight…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Tomas Trussow (247) for The Lonely Film Critic (186) on 29 Oct 2018

Even if this crime is solved someday, Casting JonBenet will remain relevant because of how it processes the psychological experience of death,…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Sarah Ward (538) for Screen International (2,241) on 21 Dec 2017

A tapestry of emotions, theories and perception... a study of trauma's many echoes…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Anon P (2) on 30 Apr 2017

Poor attempt at creating a story from abstract, peripheral reactions to a murder…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By David Sims (534) for The Atlantic (1,046) on 25 Apr 2017

Casting JonBenét is a curiosity, but an arresting one-an uncomfortable 80 minutes spent with strangers who are undeniably difficult to look…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Laura S (609) on 04 Nov 2017

Recomienden un documental menos aburrido de JonBenét :c…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Avr50 (36) on 27 Jun 2017

The movie changes what you might saw on previous documentaries. It´s different, but it is still a documentary…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Animespora (1) on 27 Apr 2017

Boring and loosely executed. A minute you think it's getting interesting when they jump to the casting tapes…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Nik2000And3 (7) on 09 Jan 2021

The end of the movie sums up everything incredibly well, one house, one family, one tragedy, but a million different perspectives…

Read Review

Review of Casting JonBenet (2017)

By Elena Nicolaou (19) for Refinery29 (181) on 27 Jun 2017

No recreation can bring us closer to the truth, but perhaps this weird work of art can…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)

By Dpaudiophile (18) on 14 Oct 2016

If you think that Kevin Hart is funny, you are probably some kind of demon from some far too deep level of hell…

Read Review

Review of The Fear of 13 (2015)

By Jaime D (188) on 21 Jun 2016

Nick Yarris has spent the last 13 years or so as a public speaker, honing oratory skills, tweaking the delivery and the details of his story…

Read Review

Review of Notes on Blindness (2016)

By Matt C (2,668) on 11 Sep 2017

Feels like beating up a (blind) puppy criticising this but crikey I found this dull…

Read Review

Review of This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (1998)

By Ed Kelleher (65) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

Filmmaker Fox's somewhat uneven documentary works best when it concentrates on Ellis, but the subject is often eclipsed by those around him…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Casting JonBenet

2017

61%61 Reviews

The Joneses

2010

58%545 Reviews

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2010

59%794 Reviews

Stealth

2005

49%47 Reviews

We Are Still Here

2015

57%237 Reviews

Interview with the Vampire

1994

75%646 Reviews

Clockers

1995

70%224 Reviews

Legal Eagles

1986

52%56 Reviews

Something's Gotta Give

2003

65%566 Reviews

Iron Man 2

2010

65%1,215 Reviews