A sheltered Texas young man from a strict Christian background gets a crash course in secular life after enrolling in Reed College and encountering people who question reality on a daily basis. Nineteen-year-old Don (Marshall Allman) was feeling suffocated by religion when he impulsively set his sights on the Pacific Northwest. Subsequently thrust into a world where faith takes a back seat to creativity and impulsiveness, Don struggles tirelessly to fit in while realizing that the only way to truly be sure in his beliefs is ...
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A sheltered Texas young man from a strict Christian background gets a crash course in secular life after enrolling in Reed College and encountering people who question reality on a daily basis. Nineteen-year-old Don (Marshall Allman) was feeling suffocated by religion when he impulsively set his sights on the Pacific Northwest. Subsequently thrust into a world where faith takes a back seat to creativity and impulsiveness, Don struggles tirelessly to fit in while realizing that the only way to truly be sure in his beliefs is to test each and every one of them. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn. Run time: 107 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.78: 1. Originally released: 2012. Language: English. Factory Sealed Brand New DVD A young man must find his own way as his Southern Baptist roots don't seem to be acceptable at his new liberal arts college.
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New. Size: 0x7x5; A young man must find his own way as his Southern Baptist roots don't seem to be acceptable at his new liberal arts college. Blue Like Jazz digs into a realm little touched by American movies: the wrestling match between faith and doubt. Don (Marshall Allman, True Blood), after discovering that his mother is having an affair with his youth pastor, flees conservative Texas for the most radical place he can find: Reed College in Portland, Oregon. As he navigates romantic disappointment, civil disobedience, a lesbian best friend, and lots of alcohol, Don tries to not only hide his Christian background but repress his religious yearning--which only leads him to flounder until, after struggling through confusion, lashing out, and even humiliation, he reaches some equilibrium. Adapted from the memoir by Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz is an odd movie, episodic and muddled in some ways, squeezed into moviemaking formulas in others, and there are some sequences (such as Don imagining himself as a rabbit chasing a sexy carrot from Texas to Portland) that aren't going to make much sense to anyone who hasn't read the book. The greatest strength of Allman's performance is that it doesn't soft-pedal Don's disillusionment; his desire to escape his upbringing feels genuine, and the movie's conclusion doesn't seem predetermined. Blue Like Jazz doesn't reach the emotional richness of Higher Ground, another movie about the search for faith, but Don's struggle feels honest. That kind of integrity is rare and worth experiencing. --Bret Fetzer.
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