
Jolene is a red-haired wanderer who isn't content to call one place home for any expended stretch of time. Setting off to explore the outside world at age fifteen, the free-spirited teen embarks on a decade-long cross-country of adventure which finds her crossing the paths of everyone from a firebrand Texan who steals her heart and destroys her marriage to his wealthy fundamentalist, Brad to an ex-mobster, Sal Fontaine attempting to make good in Las Vegas.... (Full plot summary below)
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Jolene is a red-haired wanderer who isn't content to call one place home for any expended stretch of time. Setting off to explore the outside world at age fifteen, the free-spirited teen embarks on a decade-long cross-country of adventure which finds her crossing the paths of everyone from a firebrand Texan who steals her heart and destroys her marriage to his wealthy fundamentalist, Brad to an ex-mobster, Sal Fontaine attempting to make good in Las Vegas.
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| MovielineMichelle OrangeChastain, an incandescent redhead with a heart-shaped face and round, shining eyes, does more justice to the part than it deserves. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Lindy WestIt's a mediocre movie with a very nice central performance. |
| New York PressArmond WhiteDownplaying Doctorow's condescending literary and class ironies, Ireland creates something more like a queer-inflected Candide. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJolene's skin may smell like warm milk to Brad, but to the rest of us it has curdled long before she leaves his bed. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfCruelly, the display of sorrow never takes command, with most of the film an unsatisfactory soap opera that never seizes an illuminating essence. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMore epic than it needs to be and less profound than it should be, Jolene remains a watchable excursion into human frailty and foibles. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThey don't make movies like Jolene anymore, and that's a good thing. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe tone veers wildly, from wacky indie to melodramatic soap opera. Like the other men in her life, Ireland adores Jolene without entirely understanding her. |
| About.comMarcy DermanskyChastain has long red hair, wide eyes, and an even wider smile. She is Jolene, of course, and she is appealing. |
| Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Jolene's main themes, including the manipulation of youth, the fragility of love, and the suppression of individuality, try to carry the wonky dialogue into complex territory. |