Eyes Wide Open
New American Vision | Release Date: February 5, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Its scrupulous, humane sympathy gives this small, sorrowful film a glow of insight and a pulse of genuine, openhearted curiosity. Read full review
70
VarietyAlissa Simon
Quietly devastating picture reps a natural draw for gay, Jewish-interest and upscale audiences. Read full review
70
Village VoiceVadim Rizov
Mostly, though, it wins with excellent performances: Strauss never overplays his character's internal tension, nor does Danker camp up his youthful virility. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
Quiet, sober and tense, the movie makes some interesting points -- contrasting the frenzied hookups of the two men with the butcher's rote, dismal lovemaking with his wife as their bodies are carefully hidden under sheets -- but it lacks the emotional firepower of "Brokeback Mountain." Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
The observational detail is impressive and the two men's growing affection is well-drawn but Takerman's depiction of the conventions and strictures of religion and the impulses of two closeted gay men are too understated to achieve universality. Read full review
60
Time OutKevin B. Lee
Call it "Brokeback Talmud"--not just for its taboo-busting depiction of a gay affair between Orthodox Israelis, but because it adopts Ang Lee’s slow-burn seriousness almost to a fault. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineMark Keizer
To say the movie is understated is an understatement, yet it’s justified. Read full review
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