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
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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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17%
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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