The Wanted 18
Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 19, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
Negative:
1
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80
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeJun 16, 2015
This movie about violence and how it comes into intimate spaces refuses to make even animals only animal. It's beautiful and important and very strange. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJun 19, 2015
The absurdist sectarian comedy gives way, as it inevitably does in this conflict, to tragedy, and death both human and animal. While Shomali resists easy cynicism while seeming to have almost every excuse to indulge it, he doesn’t try to craft a hopeful parable out of his material either. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiJun 18, 2015
Even at 75 minutes, it can feel padded with footage whose connection to the central plot is tenuous. But at its best, The Wanted 18 follows a worthy tradition of highlighting absurdities that arise during conflict. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJun 22, 2015
Imaginatively interspersing testimonials with reenactments, comic panels and Claymation, the film plays out like an entertaining absurdist satire. Read full review
50
The DissolveTina HassanniaJun 18, 2015
It’s a story of utopia ruined by evil Israeli oppressors, and though that’s certainly accurate on some level, the film simply doesn’t go into enough detail, or question the interviewees’ rose-tinted nostalgia. Read full review
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Slant MagazineWes GreeneJun 15, 2015
The eccentric artistry calls so much attention to itself as to make the subject of the film feel like an afterthought. Read full review
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