Review of The Book of Life (1998) by Oh M — 13 Dec 2007

I would like to pick more stars, if I had a chance.

This review of The Book of Life (1998) was written by Oh M on 13 Dec 2007.

The Book of Life has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Book of Life

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Val N (4) on 13 Mar 2007

Made in a series of short movies by different directors imagining the millenium...all of what I like about Hal Hartley is in this movie…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Emily B (973) on 06 May 2008

Hal Hartely isn't as beloved now as he was in the 90's, and the Book of Life is a pretty brief, early-digital flick. But I still love it…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Matthew P (1,636) on 26 Aug 2008

Martin Donovan (DEA Agent Wonder Bread, later in his career) plays a fabulously rebellious Jesus Christ, returned to judge the quick and the…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Derek B (567) on 02 Apr 2011

The narrative is quite boring at times, but stylistically and visually this is so captivating that it makes up for it, and at just one hour…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Kelli B (97) on 14 Nov 2014

Hal Hartley's metaphorical film is as much a witty comedy as it is an allusive work of art house cinema…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Kim T (178) on 31 Mar 2006

Some of the acting was shaky at best, but I enjoyed it regardless…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Sean H (887) on 30 May 2007

Cinematography sucks in this film but the dialogue is incredible. The jittery camera work drives me nuts…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Mark E (475) on 24 May 2008

Hal Hartley's sardonic take on Christianity. It's Jesus and Satan on New Year's Eve 1999…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Rex C (31) on 02 Aug 2007

This short had some interesting dialogue and I really enjoyed the Book of Life being a Mac…

Read Review

Review of The Book of Life (1998)

By Suzanne F (94) on 30 Oct 2007

Filosofia barata y zapatos de goma, perdon Charlie…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Oh M

Review of Let's Go to Prison (2006)

By Oh M (9) on 06 Jul 2008

Great for what it is... Nothing more nothing less... I am a little biased due to my fascination for GOB…

Read Review

Review of Boy Culture (2006)

By Oh M (9) on 19 Oct 2007

A definite look at the culture of gay men, from all points of view. this movie takes every gay movie angle [i.e…

Read Review

Review of Edmond (2006)

By Oh M (9) on 25 Dec 2007

Chilling and provocative. Masterfully shot and scored with an interesting, in-depth look at inner masculine expectations…

Read Review

Review of Escape from L.A. (1996)

By Oh M (9) on 04 Dec 2007

This sequal to New York isn't any better the first which I think vastly overrated. Terrible CGI, bad dialogue, and bad story. It's just a bad B-movie…

Read Review

Review of Suicide Club (2001)

By Oh M (9) on 28 Jul 2007

This is quirky and interesting! I liked it enough to put it at 4 stars…

Read Review

Review of 0.45 (2006)

By Oh M (9) on 15 Jul 2007

I was totally intrigued by this film. It kept me captivated from beginning to end…

Read Review

Review of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

By Oh M (9) on 03 Jun 2008

REallY funny. Definately a good laugh if your in to slasher films, or making fun of them…

Read Review

Review of Last Night (1998)

By Oh M (9) on 31 Jul 2007

What makes this movie fantastic is that it's about the end of the world, except only kind of…

Read Review

More Reviews by Oh M

Popular Movies Right Now

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews