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GreenCine Daily - ”Predicated on the spectacle of functionally depressed types stuck in mildly ridiculous situations not entirely of their own making, the Israeli ensemble comedy Jellyfish - which won the Caméra d’Or last May at Cannes and was among the highlights of this year’s New Directors / New Films - has an emotional resonance beyond its controlled slapstick and deadpan sight gags,” writes J Hoberman in the Voice, where Michelle Orange talks with Etgar Keret, who’s co-directed the film with Shira Geffen.
Jellyfish “mostly avoids the self-conscious cuteness that is the inevitable side effect of whimsical surrealism, and it explores difficult feelings without descending into easy sentimentality,” writes AO Scott in the New York Times. “The dominant emotion experienced by the movie’s characters seems to be disappointment - the vague, drifting sense of expectations slowly deflating under the pressure of everyday life - but the film’s spirit is refreshingly playful and sweet.”
“Though the film’s reach does often exceed its grasp, particularly when, near the end, Jellyfish delves into the realm of magical realism, the actors are generally capable and endearing enough that it is possible to forgive the filmmakers’ their failed ambitions,” writes Dan Jardine at the House Next Door. “Furthermore, visually, the film is quite striking, as cinematographer Antoine Heberle has a playful style that keeps the sometimes self-conscious symbolism from getting weighted down by its own pretensions.”… [Full Story]
