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The best part of State 194 is its domesticity, its low-key approach to a conflict that has been widely sensationalized in the media.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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Slant Magazine by Andrew Schenker
It too often feels like just one more aesthetically uninspired documentary that gives way in the end to a special round of pleading for its specific cause.
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The New York Times by Anita Gates
This is certainly competent filmmaking, sort of like a long “60 Minutes” segment without the confrontational interview style.
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Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
With a two-state solution still elusive, "State 194" may feel a bit like yesterday's news — literally and figuratively. But as an aid to better understanding this vital, complex dispute, the film is definitely worth a look.
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The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
As a primer, however, the film does the job, albeit less thoroughly and with more needless digressions than would even a lengthy magazine article on the subject.