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Twisty and riveting, Omar is a well-directed crime drama with uncommon depth.
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Abu-Assad does not aim for the Dardennes' breathless immediacy. Rather, the story is laid out in a lucid, diagrammatic way, like a mathematical proof that for someone in Omar's position there are no right choices. Jun 4, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Abu-Assad does not aim for the Dardennes' breathless immediacy. Rather, the story is laid out in a lucid, diagrammatic way, like a mathematical proof that for someone in Omar's position there are no right choices.
Jake Wilson
The story dishes out action and surprises without losing its political intent. May 29, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The story dishes out action and surprises without losing its political intent.
Steve Rose
Abu-Assad cares about his characters and their wretched but thrilling situations. May 29, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Abu-Assad cares about his characters and their wretched but thrilling situations.
Sophie Monks Kaufman
This gripping Palestinian thriller evokes Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers in its depiction of not only the psychological pressures faced by people under occupation, but the murky moral consequences of retaliating. Apr 17, 2014 | Full Review…
This gripping Palestinian thriller evokes Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers in its depiction of not only the psychological pressures faced by people under occupation, but the murky moral consequences of retaliating.
Dave Kehr
It's told with a stark, pitiless clarity that leaves you with fewer answers than before. Mar 13, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's told with a stark, pitiless clarity that leaves you with fewer answers than before.
Ty Burr
Omar is romance and thriller. Of course, trust is at the heart of the matter. Mar 7, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/4
Omar is romance and thriller. Of course, trust is at the heart of the matter.
Lisa Kennedy
Though narratively uninspired and lacking strong performances to lead us through the tale, Abu-Assad's pensive examination of the toxic environment in the Middle East is as riveting as it was in his lauded suicide bomber drama. Apr 3, 2019 | Rating: 7.6/10 | Full Review…
Though narratively uninspired and lacking strong performances to lead us through the tale, Abu-Assad's pensive examination of the toxic environment in the Middle East is as riveting as it was in his lauded suicide bomber drama.
Bernard Boo
The action tropes handled so well in the film's first half are pushed aside for clumsy melodrama by the end of the film. Aug 31, 2018 | Full Review…
The action tropes handled so well in the film's first half are pushed aside for clumsy melodrama by the end of the film.
Pat Padua
There are no clear-cut good guys or bad guys in Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad's stinging vision; no one in Omar exits with clean hands, which helps lift the movie above its grounding in the basics of film noir. Feb 12, 2018 | Full Review…
There are no clear-cut good guys or bad guys in Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad's stinging vision; no one in Omar exits with clean hands, which helps lift the movie above its grounding in the basics of film noir.
Steve Erickson
Omar is a relatively undidactic take on the lives of ordinary Palestinians with no choice but to endure the indignities imposed by the constraints of Israel's "separation wall." Oct 3, 2017 | Full Review…
Omar is a relatively undidactic take on the lives of ordinary Palestinians with no choice but to endure the indignities imposed by the constraints of Israel's "separation wall."
Richard Porton
Omar is an obvious political thriller which consistently, insistently attempts to steer us in a particular direction. Jun 22, 2016 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Omar is an obvious political thriller which consistently, insistently attempts to steer us in a particular direction.
Forrest Cardamenis
Beautifully shot, complicated, smart, and undeniably intense ... well-deserving of its place as the Palestinian nominee for this year's Best Foreign Language Film. Sep 7, 2014 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Beautifully shot, complicated, smart, and undeniably intense ... well-deserving of its place as the Palestinian nominee for this year's Best Foreign Language Film.
Zach Hollwedel
Like with Paradise Now, Abu-Assad finds a perfect balance between delicate drama and taut thriller in this well-constructed Palestinian film that depicts with intense realism life under Israeli occupation, while posing difficult questions to which there are no easy answers.
Super Reviewer
"Omar" surprised me. With such a short running time, I did not expect the film to have such emotional depth to it, but it really took advantage of it's 98 minute run time, which I really admired. The lead actor steals the show with his very gentle and kind performance, but when his character needs to be reckless he really let's loose. As Omar grows up hanging around his friends, all they do is terrorize the town at night, and when one of his friends commit murder, they are on the run, and Omar's love, family, and friends are all at risk. This is an emotionally satisfying film with a perfectly executed conclusion. Such a great picture!
Omar(Adam Bakri) climbs the security wall for his job in Israel at a bakery, in order to save up enough money to marry Nadia(Leem Lubany) who he trades notes with. However, that course of action is not entirely without risk, as he also dodges bullets and faces the tough questioning and beatings of any Israeli troops he cannot dodge. Otherwise, he hangs out with his childhood friends, Tarek(Eyad Hourani), Nadia's older brother, and Amjad(Samer Bisharat) who does a cool Brando impression. Together, they go into the woods for target practice before taking aim for real at an Israeli soldier... While "Omar" has certain faults like a couple of inexplicable plot strands that serve only to move the story along and a sudden, problematic ending, it is still a solid, morally complex movie that goes beyond simple politics to show how actions do have consequences. On the one hand, you have the title character who risks his possible happiness with Nadia for the future of his people. Making this harder emotionally is Rami(Waleed F. Zuaiter, who is excellent), an Israeli agent, who uses much more humane methods to get information than lighting a fire under somebody's scrotum. All the while, Omar's lawyer(Yael Lerer) has the best solution and a perfectly common sense one when she says to end the occupation.
'Omar'. The stakes are high in this love story that balances tender and tense admirably. Ultimately, very Shakespearesque.
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