Yossi & Jagger 2002

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: The movie is slight but extremely effective, and its characters so engaging that even the sad finale, which is not entirely unexpected or original, manages to pack surprising power. Read more

Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune: Levi and Knoller are so natural, so unconcerned with mugging for the camera, that what could have been a corny love story on paper is utterly sincere and touching on screen. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: An unusually subtle and convincing study of group psychology and fluctuating morale among professionals under stress in close quarters. Read more

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Boston Globe: Nothing happens in Yossi & Jagger that you couldn't have seen coming toward you in a fog. There are coincidences, hurt feelings, and more -- but what the movie lacks in ambition, originality, and grit, it makes up for in pure feeling. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Performances are crisp, as is everything else about this vital, economical film, proof that less really can be more. Read more

Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News: If Yossi & Jagger is any indication, Mr. Fox has a bright future. Read more

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: The film offers a haunting portrait of a generation forced to risk their lives in the service of military goals they're far from totally committed to. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: A moving and admirably lean new wrinkle on the wartime romance genre. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Fox's slender but striking story gains strength from his matter-of-fact approach to potentially controversial material. Read more

Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Surprisingly lighthearted. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Runs a brisk 67 minutes, and cost a remarkable $200,000, yet it boasts more heart and humanity than megaproductions. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: At 71 minutes, the movie is scarcely more than an anecdote. But vivid as it is in establishing a specific milieu, its economy is its strength. Read more