The performance by Flora Cross is haunting in its seriousness. She doesn't act out; she acts in.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
With the help of clear direction and some excellent acting, especially from Flora Cross in a memorable debut as Eliza, Bee Season is affecting in ways that movies have all but given up trying to be.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Bee Season is lit by human sunbeam Flora Cross as Eliza.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Based on the captivating novel by Myla Goldberg, Bee Season is evocative and superbly acted.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
A serious film filled with both great and awkward ideas and made as much from the heart as the head.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Bee Season answers the question no Talmudic student or fan of "Unfaithful" has thought to ask: What would Richard Gere look like as a learned Jewish scholar and teacher?Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
There's no shortage of material on the screen in Bee Season - it's just not assembled in a satisfying manner.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Jessica Winter
The mysticism only mystifies; its hieroglyphics are vividly rendered, but Bee Season never manages to spell them out.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Fine directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel take a detour into mumbo jumbo.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
Here the foundation has been miscast. That's M-I-S-C-A-S-T.Read Full Review »
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