63
Slant Magazine by Clayton Dillard
Its vantage point too loosely assembles an argument by focusing, almost obsessively, on reassembling a tangible timeline of events.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
It is unsettling in its depiction of the dark underbelly of the country, where a culture of hate paved the way for violence and tragedy.
60
By 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.
83
Gitai rightly trusts in the fascination of material that needs no sensationalism or gimmickry to command our whole attention.
60
An earnest, forensic examination into the slaying of the Israeli Prime Minister.
80
Screen International by Jonathan Romney
Some 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.
60
The Guardian by Jordan Hoffman
Gitai has chosen stylistic cinema over propaganda, and he is a director who regularly gets bogged down a bit in form.
50
The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
The movie is almost literally a trial to watch, demonstrating all the passion and excitement of an unedited C-SPAN broadcast.
60
In 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.
60
The Telegraph by Robbie Collin
It’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.