Jesus Henry Christ 2012

Stephen Holden, New York Times: So what is "Jesus Henry Christ" about? Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Lee scratches the skin of family bonds until it bleeds. Read more

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: Mildly nutty comedy about a teen prodigy suffers from an underwritten script and overstylized gags. Read more

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: Pleasant without being revelatory, underwhelming but not obnoxiously so, the film explores how we become who we are, whether by genetics or environment or some combination of the two. Read more

Andrew Lapin, NPR: Henry can finish a college application test in two minutes, yet Jesus Henry Christ doesn't know what to do with 90. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: It winds up just being annoying Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Even for a surreal black comedy, "Jesus Henry Christ" requires massive suspension of disbelief. Read more

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: Watching Jesus Henry Christ sometimes feels like being trapped in a building with a faulty fire alarm. Read more

Nick Schager, Time Out: As precious as its prepubescent protagonist is precocious. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: If it all seems a tad to quirky and twee, that's the overwhelming flaw in director Lee's obvious and lightweight homage to director Wes Anderson. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: Too deliberately eccentric to attain quite the level of wigginess it aspires to, Jesus Henry Christ does feature some standout perfs and a refreshingly unconventional approach to telling its slight story. Read more

Chuck Wilson, Village Voice: Making their screen debuts, young Spevack and Weinstein give the film's most natural performances and provide its little bit of warmth, but it seems time to petition Collette, a truly gifted actress, to take a long hiatus from playing bitter single moms. Read more