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(1 - 11) of 11 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "compassionate and sobering"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti "As much as it leaves open individual questions of devotion and need, the film does make clear the dangers of seeking solace and identity in the embrace of such a complex ego."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/4 "Frightening, grueling, and needed in an age where religious fanaticism of all kind reigns..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 3/4 "The interviews are fluid and snappy, and there's plenty of footage that encapsulates just how enraptured Jonestown was with Jim Jones' vision."   eCinemaCenter.com   Gabe Leibowitz 3/4 "Offers a sophisticated thesis, digging into the reasons why people joined the Peoples Temple."   Slant Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 3.5/5 "If anything, this absorbing documentary is too short, a rare occurrence these days."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 3.5/5 "Nelson's film eschews sensationalism, and knowing how the story ends in no way diminishes its visceral impact."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/5 "Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple provides lethal evidence of what becomes of those who deposit their sincerity into the command of a religious lunatic."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 3.5/5 "A disturbing and provocative portrait of the doomed cult and its warped leader"   Film Threat   Phil Hall 4/5 "A gripping, provocative documentary."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 7/10 "Documented proof that life in the good old days of the 1960s was not all that good. The dark side of love and flowers."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson  (1 - 11) of 11 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1