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Village Voice
Mikael Buch's debut feature is silly and sweet, but also paper thin and mostly unimaginative: a series of cartoonish vignettes during which a generically eccentric Jewish clan confronts movie-family problems (adultery, divorce, health scares, tense sibling relationships). Full Review
Diego Costa
Slant Magazine
Without a consistent stylistic playfulness to match the histrionic scenarios, the action often feels just plain silly. Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
It would appear that for his first feature, Mikael Buch wanted to leave nothing to chance. So he threw in enough action for five movies, amped the comedy up to frenetic levels and encouraged his cast to play to the rafters. Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
Reuben is a whiny and uncoordinated prodigal son. His constant chafing at himself and the world is the film's biggest problem; by the midway point we're all wishing him back in Finland where he belongs. Full Review
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York
Ceaselessly upbeat and just short of zany, Let My People Go! will bring smiles of recognition to anyone who hasn't seen early Woody Allen in a while. Full Review
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