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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe tone is balanced, reflective and reasonable. Avni is a major star in Israel, and he is an actor with world-class charm.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranOne of the most successful, provocative and intensely contemporary of Israeli films, so much so that to watch it is to feel the country having a passionate argument with itself.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Bill GalloNew Times (L.A.)Bill GalloDespite a couple of low-budget, rookie-director rough spots, this fascinating look at Israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from Gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful.
- 70VarietyVarietyEmerges as an intelligent portrayal of the repercussions of single-minded religious fervor, and of the way the willingness to suffer for a cause does not necessarily translate into selfless acts.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickInterestingly for an Israeli movie, the bombers are not Palestinians -- they're young, ultra-Orthodox fanatics.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsUltimately, writer-director Joseph Cedar has created a film that resembles a subtitled very special episode of "JAG."
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorA capable, soulful thriller with a love story as steamy as is possible when its lead characters are Orthodox Jews.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardDespite its rare look at the tensions between religious and secular soldiers in a settlement on the occupied West Bank, it's a pretty static, by-the-book drama that would be insufferable without the sullen heat of Tinkerbell and Avni.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonHobbled with pedestrian direction, a dull visual style and a last act awash in obvious bang-bang melodrama.
- 40Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderFalls flat.