Maris Curran never reconciles the film’s impulse to interiority with its weakness for hothouse melodrama.
If nothing else, the film is a terrific example of a minimalist style employed with near-maximum effectiveness.
The Loneliest Planet is one of those films that feels perpetually as if it’s building up to some dreadful act of violence.
In the film’s spare running time, director Eytan Fox strips away almost anything that doesn’t present a dichotomy of conflict.
Films that have gained immeasurably from their star’s eyes: The Wind, Sunset Boulevard, The Fury and now Yossi & Jagger.