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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFox stumbles a little at the end, which is unnecessarily exaggerated. He should have trusted his own talent - it's the attention to minor details that makes his work so memorable.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleThe Bubble surprises us at every turn.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEytan Fox delivers another involving tale in The Bubble.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceGiven the upbeat, tender rhythms of the movie's love story, the climax--a cry of bottomless despair--comes as a profound shock. It's meant to, and though the ending is touched by the goofy absurdities of melodrama, Fox's mix-and-match sampling of apparently incompatible genres nails the nervous blend of vitality and desperation that is Israel today.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterOne might question the operatic finale, which doesn't quite have the inevitability of the greatest tragic love stories. But the film's humanism gives it an overwhelming impact. To Israeli audiences, the experience must be even more explosive.
- It's only when The Bubble takes a swift turn into domino-tipping tragedy in the final act that a tender, fraught love story feels casually discarded in favor of something psychologically pat and ham-fistedly earth-shattering.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMr. Fox may be a romantic, but he understands that love is rarely all you need.
- 50The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonReal love is often as complicated and painful as Middle Eastern politics, and Fox might have been better off acknowledging that, rather than making his characters such vague, sweet, safe ciphers.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumSweet tempered but occasionally simplistic youth picture about three young, progressive Israelis who share a flat in a chic section of Tel Aviv.
- 38New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe comedy is without distinction and the conclusion is melodramatic. I must note that ads for the film are misleading because they give no hint of the dark side of The Bubble.