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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittYedaya's prizewinning debut film is acted and directed with uncommon psychological realism.
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoLike mother, like daughter best sums up Or (My Treasure), a raw drama.
- 80VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonConsistently engaging, non-judgmental and cumulatively powerful two-hander marks a noteworthy feature debut for Israeli helmer Keren Yedaya.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsFor long stretches, Or is a dialogue-heavy kitchen-sink drama, but its naturalistic style and unselfconscious performances give it an intensity that only builds as it progresses.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumInsofar as they're implicitly the spoils of war, this movie seems to be meditating on the whys and hows of the spoiling process -- raising more questions than can possibly be answered, and in this sense, at least, far from dogmatic.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA work of exceptional subtlety and is all the more captivating and heart-rending for being so.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe scoreless Or (My Treasure) consists solely of stationary shots that, while sometimes awkwardly composed, build in organic momentum and bracing detail.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThis well-meaning but irritatingly naïve feature delves into the horrors of prostitution, or more accurately, the filmmaker's horror about the subject.
- 30L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorDoggedly refusing artifice as if cinematic beauty were a filthy capitalist plot, Yedaya drowns her characters in realist grit, a colorless screenplay and no score to speak of, rendering this open book of a movie alienating in all the wrong ways.