Although funny at times, and touching in a cringy kind of way, the producers should have put a little more effort into research.
There's no way that a religious Jew would bring his cellphone to the table on Friday night, not to mention pull it out and start tapping away on the screen near his parents. Not even a guy like Motti, who's trying to carve his own path in the world, despite his overbearing mother. The entire scene where his friend Yossi leaves the room to call him on his phone, on the sabbath, is totally unrealistic. The next day, Motti wakes up in the arms of his "shiksa" girlfriend and says his mother has been calling him since 11. Now this should be Saturday morning, a day of rest for observing Jews, so why is everyone using their phones?! And then to make things worse, Motti and Laura go to his parents (should be around noon time already), and his parents say "we should be going to the synagogue...". No way!
And I know this is "only a movie" but how many guys who look like Motti - nerdy and insecure - actually score with so many good looking girls, just like that! The guy is a walking babe magnet!
There's no way that a religious Jew would bring his cellphone to the table on Friday night, not to mention pull it out and start tapping away on the screen near his parents. Not even a guy like Motti, who's trying to carve his own path in the world, despite his overbearing mother. The entire scene where his friend Yossi leaves the room to call him on his phone, on the sabbath, is totally unrealistic. The next day, Motti wakes up in the arms of his "shiksa" girlfriend and says his mother has been calling him since 11. Now this should be Saturday morning, a day of rest for observing Jews, so why is everyone using their phones?! And then to make things worse, Motti and Laura go to his parents (should be around noon time already), and his parents say "we should be going to the synagogue...". No way!
And I know this is "only a movie" but how many guys who look like Motti - nerdy and insecure - actually score with so many good looking girls, just like that! The guy is a walking babe magnet!