I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I've never seen a film like this - any darkness is in the first few minutes, and then it gets lighter and lighter. In Hollywood films, there's endless negative manipulation. Too often I think like Jesse's mom - anything strange is potentially dangerous. But this sunny film has made me rethink some fundamental life questions. For example, I waited for Paul to show a dark side - but it never appeared, even though he was a compelling character. And some characters about whom I had doubts, like Sara and even the gas station bully, surprised me with their honest vulnerability. One last thought - this is the sanest film I've seen in a long time, and it's about acid trips. Does that mean that our culture is far crazier than an acid trip? Well done, guys! I'll be watching your other work :)

This was surprisingly great. I didn't expect much, and I was feeling a little cynical at the beginning . . . I have to admit. But as soon as those two redneck dudes showed up, the ones the main character started tripping with, I was into it. Paul seems like the coolest guy ever.Never wanted some LSD so much in my life as I do right now. Watched straight from end to finish, giggling like I was tripping the whole way. It portrayed acid quite accurately, maybe the closest to the real thing I've seen in any movie yet. Studying film in school and can really appreciate how well this is made. Watching this really makes me want to start making films like this.... and do acid. Great production and great acting too, will watch again! Damn good job.

I knew this was a recent entrant in a local film contest so I set my expectations at minimum. What a surprise! I was thoroughly entertained throughout. Some of the tripping did drag on but my curiosity kept me attentive.I found Jesse to be the most complete (and likable) character in the movie with the other players revealing just enough to define their roles in moving the plot forwards.While the constant invoking of Easy Rider invited comparison (New Orleans, LSD, and an ill-advised trip off the main road), this movie found the spirit and the spirituality in our common humanity.

Trailer Park Jesus by Sean Gerowin (Let's Rob the Cheese Shop) is an 80-minute light-hearted romantic comedy set in present-day rural Mississippi, although at times you feel as though you've been transported back 20 years. When New Orleans college student Jessie (Garrett Smith) makes an unexpected detour on his way home to Missouri he becomes immersed in a culture that must have been as alien to him as the transition from the Show-Me State to the Big Easy. These serendipitous encounters prove to reinforce his belief in love while serving as a conduit of enlightenment for the park residents.The screenplay was inspired by true events and is believable without much willing suspension of disbelief. The menagerie of characters epitomize quirk and camaraderie, with Mary (Shanna Forrestall) seeming to have the most sense of the motley cast, as well as the most experience as an actor. What's most impressive is the ease of storyline flow, enabling the viewer to effortlessly enter the lives of lovable misfits who soon experiences their own epiphanies.Also praiseworthy is the cinematography and location selection. And while the audio is not the strongest technical aspect of the film, the computer graphics frolic gracefully while the few and selective jump cuts, sparse but appropriate aged filter hues, and artfully racked focus is reminiscent of works by Terry Gilliam (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and David Lynch (Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks). A bit more time could have been spent on editing consistency, but the overall feelings evoked were hit home by the solid directing of such an ensemble of character studies.