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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
Though it clearly means to call into question the legitimacy of their work, the movie is formlessly episodic as it meanders from one day to the next, finally losing itself in a forest of coming-of-age clichs.
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Mixes humor, tragedy, tenderness and political acumen into a well-observed coming-of-age format.
Close to Home is a slender slice -- a sliver is more like it -- of a very rich cake.
The movie, written and directed by Vidi Bilu and Dalia Hager, is really a study of people coping with excruciating boredom and the absurd aspects of military life.
One of the rare movies from Israel that refuses to spell out its politics, and you may wind up grateful for the ambiguity.
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