Sublet

Name: Sublet
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: June 11, 2021
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Adi Boutrous, Gabriel Omri Loukas, John Benjamin Hickey, Lihi Kornowski, Miki Kam

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: June 11, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Adi Boutrous, Gabriel Omri Loukas, John Benjamin Hickey, Lihi Kornowski, Miki Kam, Niv Nissim, Peter Spears, Shai Fredo, Tamar Hannah Shtaierman, Tamir Ginsburg

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VOD release: July 9, 2021.

Summary: A New York Times writer (John Benjamin Hickey) visits Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The city's energy and his relationship with a younger man (Niv Nissim) he meets there bring him back to life.

Director: Eytan Fox

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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Gary Goldstein

Jun 10, 2021

It’s an evocative film that creeps up on you in unpredictably tender ways, so prepare to shed a tear or two — or three. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Jun 10, 2021

It’s a gentle, often funny meditation on advancing age and the fragile joys of youth. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Jun 16, 2021

Though far from the gold standard of “brief encounter” dramas like Andrew Haigh’s “Weekend,” Sublet nevertheless wins you over with its subtle charm and its mellow depiction of two men forging an unexpected connection. Read full review

Derek Smith

Jun 6, 2021

Eytan Fox’s film is a low-key observance of two men finding the beauty in each other’s mysteries and contradictions. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Jun 11, 2021

It isn’t bad, per se, but I just never felt the emotional impact it's clearly hoping to achieve. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jun 8, 2021

Directed and co-written by Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox, whose films often deal with gay themes, Sublet feels like it’s setting itself up, just a little bit, as a same-sex version of How Stella Got Got Her Groove Back. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

Jun 10, 2021

With two screenwriters (including the director) and three script editors credited, it may be a classic “too many cooks” situation, as the whole structure is as risk-free and standardized as a TV film, though newcomer Niv Nissem provides a freshness that papers over the conventionality of it all. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Aug 12, 2021

What a shame it is when a film successfully manages to feature fine performances, deliver insightful conversations and evoke heartfelt emotions but still never quite reaches its potential. So it is in this Israeli comedy-drama about an aging gay travel writer from New York who sublets anWhat a shame it is when a film successfully manages to feature fine performances, deliver insightful conversations and evoke heartfelt emotions but still never quite reaches its potential. So it is in this Israeli comedy-drama about an aging gay travel writer from New York who sublets an apartment from a handsome young bisexual film student while on assignment to write a piece aimed at taking the pulse of life in Tel Aviv. Director Eytan Fox's intergenerational story of friendship, romance, reflecting on the past and the search for the next step in life frequently captivates but primarily as a collection of "moments" that don't tie together particularly well. In an attempt to pack too much material and too many themes into the film's scant 89-minute runtime, "Sublet" often feels seriously underdeveloped and often rushed to get everything in under the wire. The writing is generally crisp (save for one woefully pathetic scene in the closing sequence), and the lead performances by John Benjamin Hickey and Niv Nissim are heartfelt and lively, but they're not enough to elevate this offering to what it could be. Instead of a full-fledged, well-crafted release we're left with the travelogue version of the story, sadly shortchanging viewers on what might have been a much more engaging tale.… Expand

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