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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis brave documentary takes on the topic of anti-Semitism in a relentlessly probing and original way.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoDefamation tries to give all sides a full airing, but it's not hard to guess the director's own feeling. At the end, he says, "Putting too much emphasis on the past, as horrific as it has been, is holding us back."
- 75Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrIn its sneaky, cheeky way, Defamation is a mitzvah, an act of kindness.
- 70VarietyVarietyEnd result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it -- quintessentially Jewish, in the best sense.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe most affecting scenes, however, involve the class of Israeli teenagers visiting Auschwitz.
- 60Time OutS. James SnyderTime OutS. James SnyderLike Moore’s modus, Shamir’s stroll is sloppy, but his willingness to tip sacred cows is truly courageous.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasEven though Defamation, which is sprinkled with unexpected moments of wry humor, will be inescapably controversial, Yoav Shamir strives admirably to be evenhanded.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceLike most good documentaries, Defamation poses more questions than it purports to answer, before arriving at the mildly reductive postulation that what's past is past.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWhile he takes an evenhanded approach, the filmmaker appears on camera far too often and goes off point as frequently as Moore.
- 40The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDisorganized and somewhat annoying.