Rotten
The director injects some showy images into the mix but, without a defined frame for Schnabel to paint in, "Miral" is an unholy mess.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Miral
Overview
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Director and cast
- Julian Schnabel Director
- Freida Pinto as Miral
- Hiam Abbass as Hidi Husseini
- Willem Dafoe as Eddie
- Vanessa Redgrave as Bertha Spafford
- Uri Gavriel as Interrogating Officer
- Alexander Siddig as Jamal
- Asma Al Shiukhy as Woman Wrapping Body
- Neemeh Khalil as Woman Wrapping Body
- Jameel Khoury as Brother Amin
- Basel Husseini as Brother Khalid
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What "Miral" lacks in performance art, Schnabel attempts to replace with design.
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post
Rotten
Miral has the pedigree, the attitude, the weighty subject matter. It's just not much of a movie.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
How can you appeal to both sides when you tell only one side's story?
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
"Miral's" agenda doesn't play to Schnabel's strengths. His best work on film is bold-stroke portraiture, evoking complicated personalities and emotions with dynamic, dreamlike imagery.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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