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Cast
- Jessica ChastainJolene
- Frances FisherCindy
- Rupert FriendCoco Leger
- Dermot MulroneyUncle Phil
- Zeberiah NewmanMickey
- Chazz PalminteriSal Fontaine
- Denise RichardsMarin
- Theresa RussellAunt Kay
- Michael VartanBrad
- Shannon WhirryTeacher
Recommendations
- 75
Observer
You go away exhilarated. The movie has been through as many hurdles getting here as dear, sweet Jolene, but sometimes the most engaging movies are the ones worth waiting for. - 70
Los Angeles Times
More epic than it needs to be and less profound than it should be, Jolene remains a watchable excursion into human frailty and foibles. - 60
Movieline
Chastain, an incandescent redhead with a heart-shaped face and round, shining eyes, does more justice to the part than it deserves. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
They don't make movies like Jolene anymore, and that's a good thing. - 40
New York Daily News
The tone veers wildly, from wacky indie to melodramatic soap opera. Like the other men in her life, Ireland adores Jolene without entirely understanding her. - 30
Variety
Though stretched to a two-hour run time, Doctorow's socially critical tale is reduced to queasy spectacle. - 30
Village Voice
Throughout, Chastain delivers a full-bodied debut performance, but she's ultimately stuck taking her wandering-soul protagonist far more seriously than it-or the film-deserves. - 30
The New York Times
Jolene's skin may smell like warm milk to Brad, but to the rest of us it has curdled long before she leaves his bed.
