Synopsis
When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon the city.
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Cast
- Yael GrobglasRachel Klein
- Danielle JadelynSarah Pullman
- Yon TumarkinKevin Reed
- Tom GrazianiOmar
- Moran ZelmaResurrected Mom
- Gita Ben NevatWoman in Asylum
- Yael HakshurianWoman in Asylum
- Merav EisenthalRabbi's Wife
Recommendations
- 70
Screen Daily
A few sub-plots get lost...but this offers a satisfyingly large-scale demonic incursion as glimpsed from the streets. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The niftily claustrophobic use of actual Jerusalem locations offers a nice holiday from the more familiar backdrops favored by the POV genre. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The creepy evocativeness of its superbly utilized setting...and the well-realized creature designs make it a more than respectable horror effort. The haunting final shot alone makes it worth the price of admission. - 50
Variety
The movie’s occasional stabs at political commentary never quite pay off. Nor can the writer-directors, brothers Yoav and Doron Paz, fully sustain the film’s novelty into the second half, when the script reverts to timeless, tired monster-movie tropes. - 50
The New York Times
The more desperate the characters’ flight becomes, the less interesting the movie grows. It does end with a witty flourish, though — one that makes good use of those glasses. - 40
Los Angeles Times
JeruZalem is just a wobble-a-thon with incessant screaming and a predictable trajectory for its leading ladies, even if the final, arresting image of a malevolently transformed skyline makes one wish a more enticing, original road had led there. - 38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The filmmakers score half a point for at least avoiding the old “hero-who’s-constantly-filming” device, but fail to add anything else to the proceedings, except, perhaps, the movie’s unique setting. - 30
Village Voice
Not much substance is buried beneath the irritating style.
