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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThis leisurely, transfixing movie is much more interested in nostalgic atmosphere than "educational" facts.
- 70VarietyVarietyGlacial in its pacing but beautifully, mournfully evocative of its subjects' ethnic/psychic exile.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOdessa ... Odessa! could use a little more narrative substance to augment its haunting imagery but is ultimately a memorable portrait of cultural dislocation.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe Brighton Beach crowds come off more like tourists, and the Odessans in Israel can't seem to decide which is their real homeland. And it's all very confusing.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA modernist travelogue, at once impressionistic and precise.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatA lyrical poem to the lost places in our past and our heritage.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs it observes these people, most of them well over 60, it conjures a melancholy definition of exile as a haunted state of mind.
- 50New York PostRussell Scott SmithNew York PostRussell Scott SmithSometimes beautiful to look at but ultimately too poetic for its own good.
- 40The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsToo pretty to dismiss, but too dull to recommend.