Jesus' Son (2000)
Directed by Alison Maclean
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
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As an interior narrative of a psychological voyage into the abyss of the self and back out again, Johnson's "Jesus' Son" belongs to a tradition that includes Dostoevski's "Crime and Punishment" and Jim Carroll's "The Basketball Diaries."
Hunter, with her improbable alignments of Southern eccentricity, psychological acuity, and exhibitionist intensity, has become an old pro at spiking shaky narratives ( Jesus' Son , Living Out Loud , O Brother, Where Art Thou? ) with needful moments of clarity.