Starts strongly and is bolstered by thoughtful performances.
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Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Offers an incisive glimpse into one woman's inner transformation -- her secret sense of loss in the midst of plenty and her sudden perception of a world of suffering lying just beyond her home.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Wolman gets his point across, but he does so in such a predictable, contrived and sappy manner that viewers aren't likely to care. And the final plot twist is a cop-out.
There is a reason formulas endure: they work. And even under these threadbare circumstances, the developing friendship between the two women carries a faint but effective dramatic charge.
Good intentions can't compensate for crude technique or lack of insight, but Israeli director Dan Wolman's deserves credit for broaching a serious subject.
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VarietyEmanuel Levy
VarietyEmanuel Levy
Unfortunately, Wolman's flat direction accentuates the predictable course of his soft narrative.