Fresh and Exciting

Absolutely Fantastic

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

One of the all-time worst movies I've ever seen. One line will give you an idea of how cringe-inducing the writing is: "Pray to the cruel god Buddha..." The writing exhibits an almost willful stupidity about Eastern religions, showing statues of Hindu deities in what is supposed to be a Buddhist monastery of some kind, in Bodh-Gaya, the birthplace of the Buddha. Buddha is constantly referred to as a "god" by Indians who are clearly Hindu. Then there's the rest of the script which is completely contrived and barely coherent. Characters are constantly being thrown around by the writer and director. The actors look like they wish they were in a different film, wondering what ever possessed them to take *this* job. I was surprised to see that this mess was actually based on a novel by A.B. Yehoshua, a highly respected modern Israeli author. I'm curious to see how different it is from the film.

Waste of time. Really awful. Terrible acting -- Riki Gal, I'm talking to you. I don't know how much the film deviated from the book, but the story was completely unbelievable, especially with Riki Gal and Aki Avni as their respective characters and together as a couple. (I actually am fond of Aki Avni, who, I thought, was pretty good in Tironut.) We're supposed to believe that a mother, in order to spend more alone time with the hot young doctor, would abandon her almost dying daughter time and time again? That this doctor obsesses over this pathetic excuse for a mother? I don't know how it ends because I couldn't possibly watch any more. Don't waste your time on it.

This movie is very bad. The acting is the worst i've seen so far. Ricky Gal should only sing and not to act ever ever again! the other actors are terrible as well (Aki Avni is awful). The movie just ruined the beautiful book of a.b Yehushaua. Also the movie isn't going according to the book. The director just added some stupid details and changed the plot and the personalities of the characters. If you want to laugh about stupid movie like that then go and see it (and fall asleep) otherwise don't come near it!!! Go read the book but never never see this movie...the book is really interesting and if you saw this stupid movie and thats why you don't want to read the great book, read it because it's nothing at all like the movie.

Menahem Golan hasn't directed a movie in Israel for 25 years. This film version of A. B. Yehoshua best-seller was Golan's dream for many years and the bottom line is it was worth waiting for. The story evolves around a young Israeli doctor, who comes to India determined to bring back the sick daughter of his boss, but finishes falling in love with her mother. Fast pacing, hot erotic scenes, nice plot. There are some flaws in the adaptation, sometimes the pacing is too fast, but this movie is certainly a B Movie success made by the father of Israeli cinema. A. B. Yehoshua may be disappointed, but average film viewer gets here everything he looks for. See it!