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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceJeremy Kagan's excellent adaptation of William Gibson's stage play.
- Harper and Golda's Balcony generate tremendous influence and timeless meaning.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisInert yet strangely compelling film.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOnce again, we chart the growth of a woman and a country at the same time, a tough assignment that Harper tackles with humor and passion (even if her Kissinger impersonation could use a little work).
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibKagan's green-screen filmization, in its over-busy editing, ever-changing angles and constantly shifting backdrops, strips the play of its starkness, leaving disproportionate schmaltz and propaganda.
- 38New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoHarper and the film's director, Jeremy Kagan, try valiantly, but they are unable to bring Meir to life or hold viewers' attentions.
- 30Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallReconfigured into a very different one-woman movie by Gibson and director Jeremy Kagan. Unfortunately, the transformation was not successful.