61
Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe interviews Bitton conducts, almost all with Arabs and Jews who share her despair, are less meaningful than what she captures in silence: the sight of farmers separated from their farmland, everyday people thwarted in their dailiness, and children playing next to what looks like prison walls.
- 80TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIts opponents, Arab and Israeli alike, the "wall" is a dispiriting symbol of apartheid and defeat.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatOne of the most interesting and two-sided films to be made about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThe French filmmaker Simone Bitton takes a measured look at the barrier in her documentary Wall, a film that considers hard-core political realities alongside agonizing personal truths.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirAn important human and artistic testament -- a calm meditation on something no one can consider calmly.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanLingers too long on wordless, symbolic shots of the wall itself. But there's no denying the power of seeing two cultures standing so helplessly on opposite sides of a single fence.
- 60VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonHelmer -- an Arab Jew who has lived on both sides of Jerusalem and is comfortable speaking idiomatic Arabic and Hebrew -- is particularly well qualified to tackle her subject.
- 60Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiDisturbing and compelling.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhile Bitton engages in some penetrating conversations, and shoots some artful video footage, Wall never really tops its first scene.
- 25New York PostNew York PostTedious left-wing documentary.