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WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY PEOPLE TO KEEP THEM FROM SHOOTING THEM, THAT'S L IFE IN THE GHETTO. WHEN A MAN COMES INTO A RESTUARANT AND SHOOT UP THE CEILING TO EXTORT MONEY, THAT'S GHETTO OR POVERTY, EITHER ONE. BUT IT IS TRUE HUMAN GHETTO BEHAVIOR ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF SOMEONE COMES IN SHOOTING UP THE PLACE--i FEEL AND THINK, IF YOU HAVE A GUN, SHOOT THEM, BUT THEN, THAT
Just the kind of self-immolating trash that regularly comes out of Israel, courtesy of an arts funding system over there that outdoes the US's National Endowment for the Arts for backing anyone who wants to P-ss on their country. Oh, wait, I forgot that the Arab member of the duo who made this piece of trash rejected the fawning prizes heaped on him as an Israeli filmmaker, saying that he was
Very overrated by critics. Movie was not cohesive, ideas jumped. The cast relationships were not well defined and the time line for the movie was poorly done and confusing.
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Variety
Time shifts may overcomplicate the narrative for some, but the pay-off packs a major punch. Full Review
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
One of the pleasures of Ajami, a tough and in many ways unsparing movie, is its deep immersion in the beats and melodies of everyday life in Jaffa and beyond. Full Review
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
While its themes of revenge, mutual resentment and grim fatalism offer little hope for a ready solutions, the movie itself testifies to the power of creative collaboration in finding common ground. Full Review
Eric Monder
The Hollywood Reporter
The main drawback to this noble effort, just nominated for the foreign-language Oscar, is that the two-hour film is unrelievedly grim and tense. Full Review
Jay Weissberg
Variety
Time shifts may overcomplicate the narrative for some, but the pay-off packs a major punch. Full Review
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