O Jerusalem
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: October 17, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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50
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Imagine watching Otto Preminger's equally silly 1960 "Exodus" now and you'll have O Jerusalem, minus Paul Newman's blue-eyed wink. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Formulaic film recounts the tumultuous birth of Israel. Read full review
50
VarietyJohn Anderson
Features some first-rate cinematography and solid acting, but absolutely no sense of emotional boundaries. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
What is evident from the film is that there was never any chance these two peoples could make a peaceful coexistence. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeLinda Matchan
Alas, it aspires to be an epic drama but suffers from an acute identity crisis: It can't decide if it wants to be history, drama, or a cry for peace in the Mideast. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
As overstated and expository as a historical pageant, from the drippy music to a sputtering, running gag involving funky old jalopies to cliched speeches and teary-eyed deaths and a final voice-over crying out for peace. Why not add a song score and an exclamation mark in the title? Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Whether on a Middle Eastern battlefield or the streets of New York, characters converse in stilted, expository mouthfuls that smother emotion. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber
O Jerusalem has the virtue of energy, but it suffers from superficiality, particularly with regard to the characterizations. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Makes the mistake of including too sweeping a scope in too small a movie and with too few resources. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneTasha Robinson
As a pocket history of the battles over Jerusalem in the ’40s, O Jerusalem is serviceable enough. But all the melodrama cheapens the real drama, and turns a war-torn region into a soap-opera stage. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
This bloated 2006 historical epic flatlines early and never regains a pulse. Read full review
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