Metacritic Movie Ratings
Paradise Now Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Of all the shocks in the riveting and timely political thriller Paradise Now, the most unsettling may be the dignity bestowed on a pair of prospective Palestinian suicide bombers.

  Read full review

• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  Along the way, Paradise Now sustains a mood of breathless suspense. Politics aside, the movie is a superior thriller whose shrewdly inserted plot twists and emotional wrinkles are calculated to put your heart in your throat and keep it there.

  Read full review

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  A powerful, poignant, provocative drama, it gets its strength from its dispassion, from an uncompromising determination to explain rather than justify or condemn, to put a human face on incomprehensible acts.

  Read full review

• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  A valuable film, provided one doesn't ask too much of it.

  Read full review

• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  While nothing truly new or shocking emerges, the film does bring clarity and compassion to its depiction of an act that baffles, angers and sickens people the world over.

  Read full review

• 60

  out of 100

  VarietyDerek Elley

  Handsomely shot in widescreen, mostly on actual West Bank locations, and well-played by the cast, pic lays out the issues in an accessible but rather too over-correct way, seemingly eager to please all parties at the expense of real passion.

  Read full review

See all Paradise Now movie reviews at Metacritic.com