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Broken Wings Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    75

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

    A sensitive and well-observed drama that, while not breaking new ground, marks its director-screenwriter as someone to watch.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    This young writer-director's film seems more real and more moving than many recent political dramas from the Middle East - on either side.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    When the melodrama does get strong, and it does, when bad things happen on a dark and stormy night, we go with it rather than resisting. The film has won our trust, given some heft to its characters and involved us in their lives, come what may.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    The movie's sense of emotional claustrophobia is underscored by a complete lack of interest in Middle Eastern politics, or in anything outside the troubled family unit.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety David Stratton

    This poignant film about an Israeli family rendered dysfunctional by the sudden death of the husband and father is a strongly emotional experience despite its tendency toward cryptic dramatics.

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  • 91

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    That the story is so oldfashioned and domestic and the family so average and secular is, in its way, the wind beneath this Broken Wings.

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