Jesus Town, USA

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Audience Member Deliberately paced but rather irresistible can-you-believe-this- doc, about a small town in Oklahoma that annually puts on a passion play, and the year their (blonde, 250+ pound) Jesus comes out as....Buddhist. An intriguing look at small towns with nothing going on, traditions, faith, and the people who love you; the ending is genuinely surprising and sweet, upending a lot of "red state" stereotypes handily. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member There are so many things going on in this film. It started of fascinating but slowly became more and more suspicious. The filming appeared to be set up and the scenes they filmed appeared to good to be true (I.e fat Jesus ordering wine coolers). A lot of the scenes used multiple camera angles and cuts. At the end of the day it appears as though this documentary is a hoax in my opinion. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it! Affectionate portrait of a small midwest town and a quirky slice involving the yearly local Passion Play that involves all the town's citizens. Good-natured and funny in a way reminiscent of Andy and his Mayberry friends but, somehow, amazingly it's all real, right here in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, I think this movie will end the Pageant's magic since the event will likely now be overrun by snarky hipsters. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the weirdest movies i've seen in a bit. i had no idea while watching it if it was a movie or a docu. recommended! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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