Load of rubbish!!

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Zero Motivation (2014) is an Israeli film, written and directed by Talya Lavie. The movie takes place at a remote army post of the Israeli Defense Force. All of the main actors portray female conscripts, none of whom wants to be in the army, especially in the middle of the desert.Dana Ivgy plays Zohar and Nelly Tagar plays Daffi, best friends until they're not. All of the women are unmotivated and act like prisoners rather than soldiers. (Well, in a sense they are prisoners.) However, instead of banding together to fight against the repressive officers, they play computer games and fight with each other.Not only was this film demeaning to women, but it wasn't funny. (Well, if you consider a woman committing suicide early in the film funny, then I guess it's funny.)This film won multiple awards at the Israeli Film Academy Awards, and it carries a very high IMDb rating of 7.7. OK--everyone else liked it. I thought it was insulting and demeaning to women, and I really disliked it.We saw this movie in the Dryden Theatre, as part of the fantastic Rochester International Film Festival. It will work on the small screen as well as it worked on the large screen.

This is one of the best Israeli films I've seen. I loved the characters and the real portrayal of army life for women. There was one difficult scene about suicide. It was shown in a somewhat humorous manner, but is obviously a serious problem in the IDF as in other armies. I'll just explain this for people who haven't lived in Israel: "The Kirya" is a base located in TLV, and considered an easy service compared with being placed in a remote location. One of the girls wishes she could serve on this base.Just a note to the actors: please create a profile with your pictures, on this site.

This film is a very successful attempt to polish the bloody image of Israel Army and nothing more. You can laugh at some points if you can forget or don't know anything about the realities of Gaza Strip and Palestine.There is nothing interesting in terms of cinematography, script and acting. We can summarize the movie's message as: "We are not murderers but young, nice girls and boys." If we believe in this movie military service in Israel Army is absolute fun.Audience reactions during the screening proves that this attempt is a successful one.

I screened Zero Motivation at Tribeca this week. The early signs were positive: - its nominated for best narrative feature; - the director's prior film - a short - won # awards; - Talya Lavie worked on the script at the Sundance Film Institute. Sadly, all those 1st impressions came crashing to the ground: - the acting performances are nothing special; - the script is at time awkward and full of gender stereotypes and clichés; - the audience reaction was all over the map. The story line is pretty straightforward. Zohar serves her two years working in a boring back office function at an IDF base. She befriends Daffi and they twosome become close. Daffi aspires to live in Tel Aviv, & somehow manages to complete officer training to fulfill her wish. Alas, Daffi's 1st assignment takes her back to her former unit, where the two inevitably tangle. In a Q&A following the screening, a member of the cast suggested the plot was a "realistic portrayal of life in the IDF" and the plot of this dark comedy represented a microcosm of Israeli society. If this sad state of affairs is realistic, God help Israel!