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The Bubble (2007)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:18

Rotten:14

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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 safe bubble they've been living in bursts. [More]

Starring: Ohad Knoller, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Daniela Wircer, Alon Friedman

Starring: Ohad Knoller, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Daniela Wircer, Alon Friedman

Director: Eytan Fox

Director: Eytan Fox
Screenwriter: Gal Uchovsky, Eytan Fox
Producer: Ronen Ben Tal, Gal Uchovsky
Composer: Ivri Lider

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There are three films competing for attention in The Bubble, and they do not always coexist gracefully.

Full Review Source: Playback:stl | comment Comment
09/19/08
Sarah Boslaugh
Sarah Boslaugh
Playback:stl

fascinating and incisive

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/24/08
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/16/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The casting is spot-on; the blend of erotic comedy and political drama is stunningly smooth; the finale is both devastating and inevitable.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
11/09/07
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Engrossing.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
11/09/07
Paula Nechak
Paula Nechak
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/02/07
Toronto Star
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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.

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11/02/07
Jason McBride
Jason McBride
Globe and Mail
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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.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment Comment
10/26/07
Sean Means
Sean Means
Film.com
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This Israeli-made drama is perhaps too overtly political for its own good.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/25/07
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
09/28/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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An engaging love story set in Tel Aviv squanders its good vibes with a totally unbelievable violent finale.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/15/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
09/12/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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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.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/07/07
Tasha Robinson
Tasha Robinson
AV Club

The Bubble makes a point well worth considering.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/07/07
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/07/07
David Wiegand
David Wiegand
San Francisco Chronicle
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The director seems to be welcoming controversy, however, pushing buttons to evoke strong responses and stimulate discussion.

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09/07/07
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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Fox deserves credit for pointing out the hardships under which Palestinians live. But the comedy is without distinction and the conclusion is melodramatic.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/07/07
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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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.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
09/07/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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[Fox] gives his beautiful dreamers plenty of leeway to win us over.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/07/07
Robert Abele
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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Sometimes perceptive, sometimes formulaic.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
09/07/07
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News
 
 
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