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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberCampfire looks a bit drab, perhaps to show the dullness of Zionist life in the 1980s. But this doesn't take away from the poignancy of the film.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxComing at a time when the settlements on the Gaza Strip are being dismantled, Cedar's film offers a sly critique of their origins, and refreshingly different point of view.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA good movie that could have been better, Joseph Cedar's sensitive Israeli drama falters when he trades sociological observations for political ones.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAn affecting portrait of a young widow and her two teenage daughters.
- 50Village VoiceAkiva GottliebVillage VoiceAkiva GottliebThe timelier elements of Campfire, which cleared house at Israel's Academy Awards this year, are too salient to dismiss.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIf Campfire is solidly acted, it is visually drab and has a haphazard narrative momentum.
- 40Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallThe darker aspects of tribalism come under scrutiny here as nonconformists (unmarried men, women alone) are shown being marginalized.
- 20Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallTypical of too many films produced in Israel: plodding, verbose, badly-made and completely monotonous.