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(1 - 11) of 11 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Dryly funny and richly humane, Ushpizin marries biblical simplicity to secular banality to depict an everyday miracle of devotion rewarded."   Channel 4 Film   Anton Bitel 2/4 "Pity that the story behind the making of Ushpizin is more interesting than the film itself."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "It raises our cultural awareness a bit, as well as generating some gentle smiles along the way."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "A sweetly compassionate Israeli offering that has its heart firmly established in the home and the hearth."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 3/4 "An orthodox Jew will identify and thereby raise the level of the movie to something beyond the temporal film experience"   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 3.5/5 "The type of well-written and thoughtful family film that some may have been clamoring for since the hugely successful and hugely formulaic My Big Fat Greek Wedding."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner B "a true cinematic experience - it takes you to a world which you might not otherwise ever experience. And it leaves you with a smile. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/5 "has educational value, but it's the wrong kind"   Filmcritic.com   Pete Croatto B "Faith is what Ushpizin is all about and, between the fine writing, direction and view into what is, to most of us, a foreign world..., is the heart of the film."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B "... rich with joyous ritual and spiritual sincerity..."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 11) of 11 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1