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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMarvelously inventive, often-ironic Israeli storyteller Etgar Keret and his life- and workmate, Shira Geffen, spin in Jellyfish a dreamy, arty, alluringly cockeyed tale involving three unrelated women in Tel Aviv.
- 80VarietyVarietyTightly constructed, cleverly stylized, serio-comic ensemble piece. Highly cinematic, with a mood of existential loneliness leavened by magical whimsy, its different story strands share themes including the need for affection and the struggle to communicate.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThere's enough material here for a miniseries, but the directors keep the proceedings to 78 brisk minutes without making the viewer feel cheated.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghNot for all tastes, but produces haunting juxtapositions.
- 70Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallThe overlapping stories pulse with a tidal rhythm, the film's sensibility flowing between serious and wry, and there are memorable turns from Assi Dayan as the waitress's henpecked dad and Tzahi Grad as a cop with a nonchalant attitude toward babysitting.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterSeveral stories, or scraps of stories, are woven together in the making of Jellyfish ("Meduzot"), linked by common themes and a shared sense of humor, poetry and loss.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanAn Israeli movie with neither politics nor religion--and only one casual, if fraught, mention of the Holocaust--bespeaks an underlying desire for normality that's as poignant and fantastic as Keret and Geffen's modest, shabby Tel Aviv settings.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe film’s spirit is refreshingly playful and sweet.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJellyfish is the kind of film that will ring true for some viewers, while striking others as too slight and precious.
- 20Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallAlthough it runs 78 minutes, it feels like 78 hours.