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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangGitai rightly trusts in the fascination of material that needs no sensationalism or gimmickry to command our whole attention.
- 80Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneySome intricately choreographed long takes - Eric Gautier’s photography is superb throughout - enhance a project which is both vivid in its evocation of the recent past, and razor-sharp in the light it sheds on the way that religious and nationalistic fanaticism continue to exert a dangerous sway.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungIt is unsettling in its depiction of the dark underbelly of the country, where a culture of hate paved the way for violence and tragedy.
- 63Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardIts vantage point too loosely assembles an argument by focusing, almost obsessively, on reassembling a tangible timeline of events.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleAn earnest, forensic examination into the slaying of the Israeli Prime Minister.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanGitai has chosen stylistic cinema over propaganda, and he is a director who regularly gets bogged down a bit in form.
- 60The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIt’s a chewy watch, heavy on the socio-political carbs, and its method can be a little exhausting. But its determination to do right by its subject – and Gitai’s own country too – is soberly compelling.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIn keeping with Gitai’s typically austere oeuvre, it’s a long, slow and sober piece — one could even call it a documentary, despite the fact that actors have been hired to perform deposition scenes derived directly from Shamgar transcripts.
- 60Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeBy glamorizing struggle and ideology across the Israeli-Jewish political spectrum, it once more invites identification with only half of those locked in the conflict Rabin was trying to solve.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe movie is almost literally a trial to watch, demonstrating all the passion and excitement of an unedited C-SPAN broadcast.