Really Surprised!

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Zero Motivation is an Israeli film about a group of women who are working in the Israel Defense Forces. Zohar and Daffi are best friends who traveled together daily to work at the Human Resources Office at a remote dessert base in Israel. One day when they arrive at the base Daffi finds her replacement named Tehila. Daffy's big dream is to work in Tel-Aviv, so she tried to get a replacement and reassignment, so she could work in Tel-Aviv. Rama is the supervisor and head of all the girls working in the defense forces. Daffi and the rest of the base soon found out that Tehila was not her replacement. Tehila snuck onto the base to see a boy that she fell in love with. This boy serving in the forces rejects Tehila, and she then commits suicide. Daffi decided to apply for a position to be an officer because she saw this as the only way to achieve her goal to work in Tel-Aviv. She got transferred to another base, and left her friend Zohar in bad terms. Daffi then graduates from officer training, and instead of being placed in Tel-Aviv, ironically she receives Rama's old position which was extremely ironic. Daffi struggles to discipline the girls that she used to be friends with while working in the office. Zohar and Daffy get involved in a violent fight. These girls got arrested because they were harassing each other. In the end Zohar takes the blame, so that Daffi can experience her dream by working in Tel-Aviv. I would recommend this film to someone who is not looking for a lot of action, and wishes to learn about women's role in the Israeli troops. I have watched many films throughout this school year, and Zero Motivation has not been very intriguing. This film was very boring and did not have any climax which does not allow the viewers to question what will happen next. Although I did not enjoy watching this film, I thought it was very interesting to see footage of all the soldiers serving for the Israel Defense Forces.

This film is a very successful attempt to polish the bloody image of Israel Army and nothing more. You can laugh at some points if you can forget or don't know anything about the realities of Gaza Strip and Palestine.There is nothing interesting in terms of cinematography, script and acting. We can summarize the movie's message as: "We are not murderers but young, nice girls and boys." If we believe in this movie military service in Israel Army is absolute fun.Audience reactions during the screening proves that this attempt is a successful one.

I don't understand why this movie was made. It is so slight as to be non-existent. I will grant the possibility that there was something lost in translation: I'm not Israeli so maybe there are cultural aspects that don't translate. Also, I read the dialog in subscripts. Some have called it a dark comedy. Frequently this means "not funny" or "high concept, conceptually funny, but not actually funny." I did laugh twice, but that doesn't make it a comedy. In the first story of three related stories, a young woman commits suicide in a gruesome way. Ha ha. So maybe it's a drama then. But the drama is superficial and unbelievable, based on e.g. a nasty character, the office boss and apparently an officer, who is so over-the-top mean that the character is literally not believable. Other episodes are poorly written as when two characters go missing from an intense project for hours without being missed. There is attempted drama between some of the young women characters which is really no more than trivial friction among friends. There is a surreal scene where apparently a ghost enters someone's bed and that person might or might not be possessed for a few hours. There are farcical aspects such as when an impossibly slow paper shredder is suddenly able to fill an entire office with shreddings. There is a date gone sort of wrong interrupted by a gun-toting possibly- possessed woman. There is a shoot-out with staple guns that could have been funny but the context is that these characters are truly trying to harm the other. Despite these scenarios, all of this adds up to approximately nothing—a hollow experience, a wasted movie night.

How anyone could not enjoy *Efes Yachasei Enosh* is beyond me. The incomparable Dana Ivgy (Zohar) with her zinger lines and equally zing-y delivery, and the actress who portrays Irena (why is she not credited?) carry this zany, slightly dark IDF comedy.I subtracted one star from 10 because I found it unrealistic that a shot could be fired on an IDF base and no one comes running.Other than that, the plot is just complex enough with just enough loops to keep it moving, yet not confusing; and the characters were thoroughly differentiated, again simplifying things for the viewer.The story treats contemporary issues such as date rape, sadistic commanders, and the plight of women soldiers assigned to unchallenging administrative jobs. I recommend Zero Motivation highly.*By the way, I'd translate *yachasei enosh* יחסי אנוש as "people skills", but "motivation" works, as this crowd lacks both!