G. I. Jesus

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G. I. Jesus

R

2006

1h 40m

Drama

Fantasy

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Jesus Feliciano goes to fight in Iraq to earn his U.S. citizenship and now has trauma from his experiences and thinks his family is in danger.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

[Director] Colpaert makes nice use of blue and green hues, and he makes some valid points about the Iraqi war. But the script lacks coherence and ends with a 180-degree flip that lessens the impact of what has gone before.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 11, 2007

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Matt Zoller Seitz

New York Times

G. I. Jesus may be a mixed bag, but it is so impressive in so many ways that it demands to be taken seriously.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2007

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Time Out

Rated: 2/6

Apr 7, 2007

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Amateurish production values and unpolished writing hinder this occasionally touching portrait of Jesus (Joe Arquette), a Hispanic Iraq war vet returning to his wife and daughter.

Rated: C-

Apr 26, 2009

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Ted Murphy

Murphy's Movie Reviews

G.I. JESS isn't perfect but in its modest manner it is an ambitious and intriguing film. It is packed with topics ranging from immigration to the deployment of potentially ill men and women to the lack of proper care for veterans to the haunting effects

Rated: C+

May 7, 2007

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Bruce Feld

Film Journal International

Writer-director Carl Colpaert brushes past the most interesting aspect of his own film.

Apr 12, 2007

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Audience Member

i know joe arquette so i went to the premier of this. sadly the best part was the free wine and the after party at the cabanas at roosevelt... the film itself was mediocre.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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kiko m

someone's final film school project?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Doesn't this sound like the kinda movie where Jesus Christ becomes a G.I? Now that really "takes the cake!!"

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Carl Colpaert

Director

Joe Arquette

Jesus

Patricia Mota

Claudia

Telana Lynum

Marina

Maurizio Farhad

Mohammed

Mark Wystrach

Sean

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Synopsis

Jesus Feliciano goes to fight in Iraq to earn his U.S. citizenship and now has trauma from his experiences and thinks his family is in danger.

Director: Carl Colpaert
Producer: Lee Caplin
Screenwriter: Carl Colpaert, Deborah Setele, Deon Wilks
Production Co: Cineville, Picture Entertainment Corporation
Rating: R (Violence|Language|Some Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.5K
Runtime: 1h 40m