3.0
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The performance by Flora Cross is haunting in its seriousness. She doesn't act out; she acts in.
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With the help of clear direction and some excellent acting, especially from Flora Cross in a memorable debut as Eliza, Bee Season is affecting in ways that movies have all but given up trying to be.
Based on the captivating novel by Myla Goldberg, Bee Season is evocative and superbly acted.
A serious film filled with both great and awkward ideas and made as much from the heart as the head.
Bee Season answers the question no Talmudic student or fan of "Unfaithful" has thought to ask: What would Richard Gere look like as a learned Jewish scholar and teacher?
The film is ice cold, never finding a way to invite the viewer into the story, and Richard Gere doesn't convince as a Jewish biblical scholar.
Ultimately, its success may depend on how emotionally satisfying audiences find this flirtation with Jewish mysticism.
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