Campfire
Film Movement | Release Date: September 9, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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88
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
Campfire looks a bit drab, perhaps to show the dullness of Zionist life in the 1980s. But this doesn't take away from the poignancy of the film. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Coming at a time when the settlements on the Gaza Strip are being dismantled, Cedar's film offers a sly critique of their origins, and refreshingly different point of view. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A good movie that could have been better, Joseph Cedar's sensitive Israeli drama falters when he trades sociological observations for political ones. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
An affecting portrait of a young widow and her two teenage daughters. Read full review
50
VarietyRussell Edwards
Juggles several storylines that include the personal and political, but is unable to get beyond soap-opera shtick. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAkiva Gottlieb
The timelier elements of Campfire, which cleared house at Israel's Academy Awards this year, are too salient to dismiss. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
If Campfire is solidly acted, it is visually drab and has a haphazard narrative momentum. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The darker aspects of tribalism come under scrutiny here as nonconformists (unmarried men, women alone) are shown being marginalized. Read full review
20
Film ThreatPhil Hall
Typical of too many films produced in Israel: plodding, verbose, badly-made and completely monotonous. Read full review
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