Reviews for "Dear Jesse"

“ONE OF THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR. 
An excellent documentary. Hopeful...an attempt to appeal to the better
angels of Helms’s nature. Director Tim Kirkman is a moral missionary.”
-Matt Zoller Seitz, NY PRESS (click to read the entire review)

“BRILLIANT!  A funny, fascinating road movie.”
-OUT MAGAZINE

“SO FUNNY-BUT-TOUCHING IT WILL HAVE YOU COMING OUT
- EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GAY!" 
-Michael Musto, VILLAGE VOICE

“HUMANE, FUNNY AND DEEPLY THOUGHTFUL.
A TRANSCENDENT EXPERIENCE...
because Tim Kirkman never takes a cheap shot at this all-to-easy target.”
-Armistead Maupin, TALES OF THE CITY (author)

“MAKES YOUR BLOOD BOIL EVEN WHEN THE HEART IS TURNED ON LOW. 
It's been a long time since I've seen a movie this unflinchingly honest.”
Paul Tatara, CNN (< click to read entire review)

"SHARP, WITTY AND MOVING."
-Paul Malcolm, LA WEEKLY

“HIGHLY INFORMATIVE AND EXTRAORDINARILY MOVING.”
-FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL (< click to read entire review)

“ONE OF THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR.
-THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

"WHAT TIM KIRKMAN SUCCEEDS IN DOING IS PROVING THAT HELMS
AND HIS BIGOTRY SHOULD NOT PERSONIFY NORTH CAROLINA."
- VARIETY

"INSTRUCTIVE, ENTERTAINING -- AND ULTIMATELY, MOVING."
-Ken Hanke, MOUNTAIN EXPRESS (< click to read entire review)

"A MORE POLITE VERSION OF THE MICHAEL MOORE APPROACH: 
The agenda may be politically correct, but it’s still, well, political."
-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY