72
Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergIn a complicated role, the excellent Ms. Koler exudes a kind of flighty confidence: For all her nuptial-related anxieties, Michal is completely comfortable with who she is.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe climactic final scene at the wedding hall begins as grotesque and humiliating, then slowly the threads come together, while Burshtein mischievously plays with perceptions about whether the unfolding miracle is a fantasy or not.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe soul of Ms. Burshtein’s film lives in its lovely off-center encounters, since the men Michal meets turn out to be consistently interesting.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergThe film nicely plays with the standards of romantic comedy.
- 63Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaRama Burshtein allows us to form our own impressions based on what she presents to us of the Orthodox faith.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe real-time agony of the wedding day itself has an edge-of-the-seat factor, and Kooler gives a sensitive, emotionally generous performance.
- 60Screen DailyDan FainaruScreen DailyDan FainaruIt is pleasant to watch, needs a much stronger structure to hold it together.
- 60Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonKooler is a very likeable lead, and Michal’s battles – with loneliness, ageing, family, religious doubt and her own indecision – are smartly, sympathetically sketched by writer-director Rama Burshtein.
- 40Total FilmTom DawsonTotal FilmTom DawsonKooler convinces, but it feels like TV sketches, with not enough laughs.