Review of Julian Po (1997) by Kevin M — 11 May 2007
This will go down as one of my all time (but little known) favorites. Just unique and wonderfully brilliant! The best review I saw for this said: "Julian Po a Mayberry Tale with a Serling Twist". That about sums it up. Strange but smart and perfect. Christian Slater plays a suicidal book-keeper who's car breaks down and he walks into this Appalachian town. There (upon the town discovering he is on a mission to kill himself) he becomes a make-shift messiah of sorts. There are wonderful performances all around in this film. Slater is fun to watch in this role, and the innkeeper's role played by Michael Parks is hilarious.
I have to also mention this movie was beautifully scored by Patrick Williams and most certainly contributed to the feel of the movie.
A movie I want to own to watch again and again. Seems I'm in the miniority (again). No matter.
This review of Julian Po (1997) was written by Kevin M on 11 May 2007.
Julian Po has generally received mixed reviews.
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