Yossi & Jagger doesn't quite translate.This military drama about relationships among a group of bored, horny soldiers lacks enough intensity to be taken very seriously.
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12/15/03
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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
Surprisingly lighthearted.
12/12/03
Top CriticAlthough the movie is less than 70 minutes long, there's something direct and compelling about it.
11/21/03
Top CriticAs love stories go, Yossi & Jagger measures up.
11/21/03
The movie is slight but extremely effective, and its characters so engaging that even the sad finale, which is not entirely unexpected or original, manages to pack surprising power.
11/21/03
It well depicts the uneasy relationships among the soldiers.
11/14/03
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
Performances are crisp, as is everything else about this vital, economical film, proof that less really can be more.
10/23/03
Top CriticThe 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
It's a noble effort that pushes boundaries -- and borders -- but the final result is just okay.
10/03/03
Despite its seemingly thin skein and short running time, Yossi & Jagger emerges as a deeply felt, complex and non-stereotypical story.
09/26/03
Fox offers a parable that demonstrates the depths of the military's hypocrisy and the lingering tragedy of a love that remains hidden away.
09/25/03
A moving and admirably lean new wrinkle on the wartime romance genre.
09/25/03
Top CriticAn unusually subtle and convincing study of group psychology and fluctuating morale among professionals under stress in close quarters.
09/25/03
Top CriticJust 71 minutes long, but Fox sees to it that viewers get their money's worth.
09/25/03
Fox's slender but striking story gains strength from his matter-of-fact approach to potentially controversial material.
09/25/03
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
At 71 minutes, the movie is scarcely more than an anecdote. But vivid as it is in establishing a specific milieu, its economy is its strength.
09/23/03
Top CriticRemarkable 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
Even though it clocks in at just over an hour, he film offers way more character development than you're likely to see in most films twice as long.
09/17/03
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