77
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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzLet It Be Morning is a quiet film that builds to a powerful ending.
- 80VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeThis is a farce of stasis, not frenzied activity. By holding his characters literally captive — as the village is held, absurdly but violently, under siege — Kolirin forges an actual microcosm through which to examine the social and political status of Israel’s Arab community.
- 80Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyThe situation of Israel’s Arab population is treated with poised satirical acidity in Let It Be Morning, a film mixing social comedy with a touch of absurdism that, though rooted in real-world conflict, has distinct echoes of Buñuel’s The Exterminating Angel.
- 80The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergDespite flashes of droll humor, the film builds up an undercurrent of suspense, with the prospect of violence always near. Kolirin (the movie version of “The Band’s Visit”) orchestrates the proceedings with confidence and significant subtlety, never letting political diagnoses overwhelm character.
- 75Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsMostly gentle but occasionally turbulent comic drama, which is primarily about the ways people fail their families, friends and themselves.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAlthough this well-acted film, which was Israel’s official submission for the 2022 international film Oscar, is a bit slow-going, it presents a timely, pointed, at times cleverly satirical snapshot of Israeli-Palestinian relations. It also offers an often poignant look at a dysfunctional family at the center of it all.
- 65TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanTheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanKolirin has a sense for the bleakly surreal, and an ability to balance even the darkest experiences with empathetic shades of gray. Everyone here is bound by bars of some sort, and everyone has the freedom to make certain choices within them.