Disobedience (2018)

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

I am a 51 year old woman SO in awe of of this film! I could easily go to the mat with anyone who has a criticism of it. For what little nit pickings I've heard there are many other distinctive Highlights to bury them. ie; too slow? Well trust me. Find your patience and you will be greatly rewarded soon enough. I've bought it and watched it many times. I replay the whole movie in my mind while at work. I could write pages and pages of what I was moved and impressed by. But as I re watched it again tonight I found a part near the middle to the end that for some reason I had missed before. When I caught it my jaw dropped and my heart was Torn to Shreds and I cried Hard ! (And I'm not a "crier.") After all the turbulence surrounding the pair, Ronit and Estee still sat side by side in a public forum. Why didn't you come to New York to see me? Ronit says to Estee. And then: Why didn't you leave and come Be with me? Estee doesn't say a word but instantly places her hand on Ronit's hands as if to say, I love you but. And all of the incredible senses of yearning in their eyes and body language between these two is as intense in this scene as all of the rest. So I am angrily jolted back into realizing that this is not real anymore, I'm watching a movie from the outside. I pause the movie and can't help but yell out "Yeah! Why didn't you go!?" And I sat back and said WOW. Estee didn't go because that was how "the character was friggin' made to be!" It just HAD to be that way because of the script and the strict story line. But I did not buy that particular message they thought they could send. I had fallen for the the beautiful actresses and their Undeniably Believable performances instantly and it never wavered. I just saw them as One. Really when you cleared away all the distracting smoke and mirrors suffocating them of that time... There were No Buts! Married, not married, religion, children, community values and upbringing, where to live, boldness, submissiveness, judgmentalness, rudeness etc...From what I viewed, I couldn't see ANYTHING that would keep these two apart. I was just ASTOUNDED as how beyond well the acting was between the 2 Rachels. I had not known them before and I applaud them Grandly! I so wanted them to go off and be together. But the script ruined that. The way the movie was made, right away I felt like I was right there in that town experiencing each complexity. But by the end, the separation killed me. These actresses were just far too convincing for this script. I can only pray that the movie makers will make it up to me and have a Disobedience 2, Unless they plan another unhappy ending, then go ahead and keep the same two characters. But most definitely do Not include Weisz or Mc Adams. Their talent simply rose above the "job description of these last characters." And I couldn't buy the fact that nothing mattered more in Life than each other. They are still As One in my mind. Still my Favorite movie though. I loved the intensity, the passion, I cried hard, AND I smiled BIG and for REAL.

This film tells the story of a disgraced Jewish woman who returns home uninvited.The topic of this film is quite possibly under represented in the cinema, so it is refreshing to have a film on this topic. It is a great plus to see two very good actresses as the lead, and I am particularly impressed that they are willing to star in this film. As for the film itself, I find it way too slow. I got so bored that I had to watch it at 1.5 times the speed after just 30 minutes. Even then, I still thought the pacing was slow. By the time the emotional climax arrives, I was already rather indifferent to the outcome of the story. Though I think it is an alright film, it does require extensive editing to speed the film up.

"Disobedience" directed by Sebastian Lelio does ok for its beginning, but becomes muted and flat through its full runtime. For one, Jewish orthodoxy as a setting backdrop is fairly uninteresting. My wife got up and gave up after about 15 min in. There are some interesting moments especially when the 3 leads are together amid a bit of tension. Writers Lelio and company choose to go towards plausibility and rationalism instead of pomp and emotions, and it takes away from the effect. There are 2 main plot threads that are explored but neither really impart catharsis. Weiz as often in films before leads the performance. Was hoping for more substance and panache. 5.5/10 - mixed

This is just an okay movie, which is not bad.The marketing for this film (if there was any) suggested that the movie was going to be a tad more dramatic than it really is.The acting is good and the performers manifest the emotions required for the complexity of the story but I think it lacks a hell lot of pacing, it's ending is played a bit more cathartic than it should, this is a love story but not really, it wants to be a love story, a story of self discovery, a tale of religion, friendship and forgiveness and it fails spectacularly in all fronts.Better pacing and much more defined story would have made a great difference.