Jesus' Son (1999)

Jesus’ Son: Directed by Alison Maclean. With Billy Crudup, Robert Michael Kelly, Torben Brooks, Dierdre Lewis. A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

“I was totally disarmed by this wonderful movie! Most movies about drug addiction hit you over the head with the misery and destruction of the users. Yet this movie was about so much more–a whole host of characters marching to a different beat. This movie told itu0026#39;s tale in short snippets…I almost felt like I was eavesdropping or spying on the characters at various moments in their lives. Nice balance of lightheartedness and seriousness. Some truly great lines. When a nurse tells FH his girlfriend is comfortable now. He asks with total naivete: u0026quot;Is she dead?u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI see that others here have problems with the title and the reference to Jesus. Not me. Arenu0026#39;t all of us (and esecially the worldu0026#39;s u0026quot;losersu0026quot;) just Christ figures waiting for redemption. It made me think of the line, the meek shall inherit the earth. The mystical touches, whether drug induced or not, were wonderful.”