August 8, 1997

Les Demons du Jesus (1997) **

At first, it looks like a well-crafted, but nihilistic drama about losers, toughs, sadists, rapists and sluts. Every conversation seems to consist of vulgarities and insults. Slowly, however, the film reveals a more sensitive and humane side. The ending is a celebration of family values. Well, any film with "demon" and "Jesus" in the title was bound to be morally schizophrenic.