"Prostitution, drugs and the full spectrum of abuse, mental, physical and sexual all befall poor Jeremiah. It’s not that I have no heart; it’s just that I’ve seen all of this far too many times in much stronger films, no less."...
"The maze of the mines, the lore of the ritual worship and the difficult position of the Vargas family are all compelling elements but fail to form a connection that unifies the film’s focus."
"Thinly veiled as a brief insight into the production, this [introduction] is merely an opportunity for Spielberg to defend himself to his Jewish critics who accused him of misrepresenting the Mossad as unjustified monsters..."
"the film’s gritty, unpolished approach that was supposed to differentiate it from the typical American horror genre offerings ultimately alienated audiences that couldn’t understand why there isn’t even a hint of horror an hour into the film"
"Thinly veiled as a brief insight into the production, this [introduction] is merely an opportunity for Spielberg to defend himself to his Jewish critics who accused him of misrepresenting the Mossad as unjustified monsters..."