Rotten
"Da Sweet Blood of Jesus" is a bold but wildly uneven, bloody mess of a film, sunk in large part by the subpar performances by nearly every major character in nearly every major role.
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
2015 · 2h 3m · NOT RATED
Drama, Horror, Romance
Directed by
Spike Lee
Overview
Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Never once does the film feel sharp on black identity (as did Bill Gunn's original), and the terror is theoretical only.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
Fresh
Unrepentant, uneven and unique, "Da Sweet Blood of Jesus" proves that Lee can still make a film worthy of the arguments it will most certainly start.
James Rocchi, TheWrap
Fresh
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus is a mess, but it's the kind of mess only one of our greatest filmmakers could make.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
While this return to indie roots frees up Lee's often gifted image making, his usual pace issues and penchant for jagged flourish over sustained feeling keep it from achieving a rich, strange, sexy and sad whole.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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