Movie Reviews. Ziad Doueiri's film is well acted and staged with periodic liveliness, but its earnestness grows wearying by Chuck Bowen [Slant Magazine ]. The Insult brazenly attempts to boil centuries of history into one disagreement between two men, with decidedly weak results. The Insult, which is Lebanon's official. ![]() ![]() Movie Reviews • Ziad Doueiri's film is well acted and staged with periodic liveliness, but its earnestness grows wearying by [Slant Magazine ] • Ziad Doueiri's 'The Insult' is anything but a cringe comedy. The movie nevertheless provides a profound look at the effect of historical trauma on modern Lebanese society Review rate: B- by [Indiewire ] • this is where 'The Insult' excels: showing how easy it is to find the hypocrisy in one's actions if he is forced to face it. It doesn’t matter who started the conflict, just who’s willing to step up and solve it Review rate: B by [The Film Stage ] • Doueiri sets out the issues in an easily understood, rather too obvious manner, shifting into the courtroom. Both sides get an impassioned defense, and yet, like Lebanon as a whole, there's a whole lot of talk and zero accountability by [Variety ] • a highly political movie that's also a personal story of two men going head-to-head., this gorgeously shot and classily acted feature might be a reel too long but is nonetheless a fascinating piece of work by [The Hollywood Reporter ].
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