Review of Child of God (2014) by Jason G — 06 Sep 2014

Bleak. Depressing.

Pretty faithful to Cormac McCarthy's 1973 novel.

This review of Child of God (2014) was written by Jason G on 06 Sep 2014.

Child of God has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 31 Jul 2014

There's no denying Franco's ambition, and in Child of God you can see evidence (almost for the first time) that he's reaching for something…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 30 Jul 2014

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By Tommy A (26) on 25 Apr 2017

If not the worst movie I ever seen. Really crap, boring as hell. As ben stiller in tropic Thunder you should never play a full retard…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 31 Jul 2014

James Franco’s adaptation of the sick little Cormac McCarthy period novel Child of God is surprisingly pretty good…

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By Jeffrey M (946) on 08 Aug 2014

The critics who are dissing this brilliant film are morons who have not one iota of understanding of either the depth and complexity of Cormac…

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