It's a noble effort that pushes boundaries -- and borders -- but the final result is just okay.
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10/03/03
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Yossi & Jagger (2003)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:36
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: A tersely told yet deeply felt romance.
Theatrical Release:Sep 24, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Yossi & Jagger portrays the love affair of two Israeli officers in an IDF position on the Israeli-Lebanese border. They are commanders, they are in love, and they try to find... [More]
Starring: Ohad Knoller, Yhuda Levi, Assi Cohen, Sharon Reginiano
Director: Eytan Fox
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Reviews for Yossi & Jagger
Nothing happens in Yossi & Jagger that you couldn't have seen coming toward you in a fog. There are coincidences, hurt feelings, and more -- but what the movie lacks in ambition, originality, and grit, it makes up for in pure feeling.
03/05/04
Levi and Knoller are so natural, so unconcerned with mugging for the camera, that what could have been a corny love story on paper is utterly sincere and touching on screen.
03/18/04
Surprisingly lighthearted.
12/12/03
Top CriticIf Yossi & Jagger is any indication, Mr. Fox has a bright future.
01/22/04
Top CriticIt's short, sweet, romantic, and leaves you wanting more.
01/26/04
Modern Romeos and Juliets need to mix things up, and this one freshens the pot with a tone that sucks us in with raucous comedy and then gets deadly serious.
03/04/04
Runs a brisk 67 minutes, and cost a remarkable $200,000, yet it boasts more heart and humanity than megaproductions.
03/04/04
Fox has cast his film superbly, with a range of highly attractive young performers who behave with admirable naturalism and easy charm.
09/24/03
Although the movie is less than 70 minutes long, there's something direct and compelling about it.
11/21/03
Top CriticYossi & Jagger says a lot and is well worth an hour of your time, but you’ll walk away thinking it could have said more.
04/05/04
Remarkable for its economy and depth of feeling even as it skims along a plot that could have been formulaic, the film is both a window to another culture and a mirror on our own.
09/19/03
This beautiful, deceptively simple coming-out story martyrs one of its titular characters in order to free the other from his closet.
11/12/03
Fox's slender but striking story gains strength from his matter-of-fact approach to potentially controversial material.
09/25/03
The film offers a haunting portrait of a generation forced to risk their lives in the service of military goals they’re far from totally committed to.
10/23/03
Modest to a fault, this is no more than an anecodte about gay love within the Israeli military, but it has plenty of charm and establishes Ethan Fox as a talented filmmaker to watch.
10/21/06
In the film’s spare running time, director Eytan Fox strips away almost anything that doesn’t present a dichotomy of conflict.
04/05/04
It well depicts the uneasy relationships among the soldiers.
11/14/03
A minor but affecting story of men caught between their personal desires and societal expectations... distinguished by sharp writing and nicely understated acting.
01/19/04
A searing, tense and beautifully told film.
03/18/04
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