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03/24/08
The Bubble (2007)
55 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 17 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Synopsis: Set in Tel Aviv, THE BUBBLE beams with youthful optimism but also with the sobering reality of life in the Middle East. When three roommates living in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood try to help one of their own connect with a Palestinian love interest, they are unprepared for how quickly the... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Ohad Knoller, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Daniela Wircer, Alon Friedman
Director: Eytan Fox
Screenwriter: Gal Uchovsky, Eytan Fox
Producer: Ronen Ben Tal, Gal Uchovsky
Composer: Ivri Lider
Screenwriter: Gal Uchovsky, Eytan Fox
Producer: Ronen Ben Tal, Gal Uchovsky
Composer: Ivri Lider
Reviews
You'd think a movie with characters named Golan and Jihad might be heavy-handed, but writer/director Eytan Fox makes sure the action is based in characterizations that make sense.
11/16/07
The casting is spot-on; the blend of erotic comedy and political drama is stunningly smooth; the finale is both devastating and inevitable.
11/09/07
As forcefully optimistic and it is frankly unconvincing, the soapy Israeli-made The Bubble is a cry for peace from the comfort of the couch.
11/02/07
It's as if Fox sets out to punish his characters for their ignorance, abandoning a sensitive and occasionally surprising love story in favour of political cliché.
11/02/07
Fox's look at Tel Aviv's politically active youth culture is charming, but the movie's descent into melodramatic schmaltz robs it of its drive.
10/26/07
This Israeli-made drama is perhaps too overtly political for its own good.
10/25/07
Director Eytan Fox may believe that Middle East politics are an obstruction to happiness, but his movie uses the tensions of the region like badly spaced speed bumps.
09/28/07
An engaging love story set in Tel Aviv squanders its good vibes with a totally unbelievable violent finale.
09/15/07
I am not sure what the point of the movie is supposed to be, but [director] Fox, his cast and his collaborators are singularly unconvincing in their abruptly shifting gears between comedy and tragedy.
09/12/07
Real love is often as complicated and painful as Middle Eastern politics, and Fox might have been better off acknowledging that, rather than making his characters such vague, sweet, safe ciphers.
09/07/07
God is in the details for director Eytan Fox, and it doesn't matter whether that God happens to be worshiped by Israelis or Palestinians.
09/07/07
The director seems to be welcoming controversy, however, pushing buttons to evoke strong responses and stimulate discussion.
09/07/07
Fox deserves credit for pointing out the hardships under which Palestinians live. But the comedy is without distinction and the conclusion is melodramatic.
09/07/07
Israeli director Eytan Fox specializes in blending the mundane with the extraordinary -- an everyday dichotomy for the characters in his sensitive drama about life in Tel Aviv.
09/07/07
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i wanted to like it, but ....
by: stephenbeck 12/15/07
by: stephenbeck 12/15/07
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