The movie felt like an 8/10 in the first 45 minutes, then by the end felt like a 3/10. Basically, its the story of an actor who portrays Jesus in a play, whose personal life begins to mirror the events of Jesus' life, up to and including the death and resurrection. Sounds interesting, right? The difficulty is that it is all done in a fairly contrived manner. Enough that I felt dissapointment. In addition, it loses the cleverness and humour it had at the start. It is a wonder to me that it has received such high acclaim, and is considered one of Canadas all time best films.
Review of Jesus of Montreal
Jesus of Montreal
(1989)
A Dissapointingly Contrived Film, That Is Not Worthy Of All The Acclaim Given It
2 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers