Defamation
First Run Features | Release Date: November 20, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
This brave documentary takes on the topic of anti-Semitism in a relentlessly probing and original way. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Defamation tries to give all sides a full airing, but it's not hard to guess the director's own feeling. At the end, he says, "Putting too much emphasis on the past, as horrific as it has been, is holding us back." Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
In its sneaky, cheeky way, Defamation is a mitzvah, an act of kindness. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie Felperin
End result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it -- quintessentially Jewish, in the best sense. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
The most affecting scenes, however, involve the class of Israeli teenagers visiting Auschwitz. Read full review
60
Time OutS. James Snyder
Like Moore’s modus, Shamir’s stroll is sloppy, but his willingness to tip sacred cows is truly courageous. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Even though Defamation, which is sprinkled with unexpected moments of wry humor, will be inescapably controversial, Yoav Shamir strives admirably to be evenhanded. Read full review
50
Village VoiceScott Foundas
Like most good documentaries, Defamation poses more questions than it purports to answer, before arriving at the mildly reductive postulation that what's past is past. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
While he takes an evenhanded approach, the filmmaker appears on camera far too often and goes off point as frequently as Moore. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
Disorganized and somewhat annoying. Read full review
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