Simply A Masterpiece

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

I loved this film, it was a simple love story. I don't know why some viewers say it was slow, I disagree, I don't think there was a scene that should have been left. The sex scenes were very well shot, you can relate and feel the different way the main character experienced both. The light and the darkness at key moments are also telling us something about the way they feel. I think you will not be disappointed with this movie if you, like me, love simple story telling. I totally disagree with people saying opinions about the writing and technical stuff... most of them are trying to pretend they know something... but what matters here and what always should matter, is the story and the way is told, and that my friends, is the great thing about this movie.

This film tells the story of a disgraced Jewish woman who returns home uninvited.The topic of this film is quite possibly under represented in the cinema, so it is refreshing to have a film on this topic. It is a great plus to see two very good actresses as the lead, and I am particularly impressed that they are willing to star in this film. As for the film itself, I find it way too slow. I got so bored that I had to watch it at 1.5 times the speed after just 30 minutes. Even then, I still thought the pacing was slow. By the time the emotional climax arrives, I was already rather indifferent to the outcome of the story. Though I think it is an alright film, it does require extensive editing to speed the film up.

This is not a story of a women caving in as some said, this is a realistic portait of a women that grew in a harsh community and succeed to confront her homosexuality. The acting of both Rachaels is superb, academy material ! And the male character is really complex and beautiful

Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz) is a liberated woman living in New York City. She returns to her Orthodox Jewish community in London after her estranged rabbi father's death. There are conflicted feelings about the return of the rabbi's wayward only child. She's surprised to find her former best friends Dovid Kuperman (Alessandro Nivola) and Esti (Rachel McAdams) married to each other. Weisz and McAdams are two of the best actresses around and they deliver powerfully controlled performances. The first part is a bit slow. Mostly, that's due to the advertising that gave away its lesbian twist. The sex scene does have a quick awkward shot and I'm not enamored with the ending. This does have these actresses doing some big time lifting but the story doesn't have the highest of tension. Outside of the big three roles, this is a rather striped down movie.