The Jesus Rolls Blu-ray Review

The Jesus Rolls is the long-awaited spin-off of the popular side character from The Big Lebowski starring John Turturro who also co-scripted and directed, clearly a passion project.

 

 

The Jesus Rolls
(2019)

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime
Screen Media | R – 85 min. – $29.98 | May 5, 2020

Date Published: 07/02/2020 | Author: The Movieman

MOVIE INFO: Directed by: John Turturro Writer(s): Bertrand Blier (novel ‘Les Valseuses’), Bertrand Blier and Philippe Dumarçay (based on the screenplay ‘Les Valseuses’); John Turturro (written for the screen) Cast: John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Toutou, Christopher Walken, Jon Hamm, Pete Davidson, Susan Sarandon, Tim Blake Nelson DISC INFO: Features: Commentary Slip Cover: No Digital Copy: No Formats Included: Blu-ray Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1) Video: 1080p/Widescreen 1.85 Subtitles: English SDH Disc Size: 22.90 GB Total Bitrate: 33.83 Mbps Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC Region(s): A

Screen Media provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

The Jesus rolls on. Hours after being released from prison, Jesus Quintana (JOHN TURTURRO) pairs up with fellow misfits Petey (BOBBY CANNAVALE) and Marie (AUDREY TAUTOU), and embark on a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.5/5

The only feature here is an Audio Commentary with actor/writer/director John Turturro and co-star Bobby Cannavale.

 

VIDEO – 4.5/5

The Jesus Rolls comes to Blu-ray through Screen Media, presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part, the picture here looks good, detail is relatively sharp throughout, especially the close-ups, and colors are vivid and bright.

AUDIO – 4.25/5

The movie comes with a standard but effective DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. This is mostly a dialogue-fueled film so the majority of the audio comes through the center channel with some modest depth via the front and rear channels, filled with ambient noises and a forgettable music/score.