The Band's Visit

Cute little movie about an Egyptian Band invited to play at a ceremony in Israel.
Cute, that is, until it becomes a little slow because in a sense, not much happens. It starts strong and funny and slides downward into a slight comedy-drama about loneliness and sharing. As for the Jewish-Muslim cultural exchange, there is not much there to account for, which would have given better sense to my intention of watching this kind of movie.

On the other hand, it is also a reminder that we do not need to exploit differences or certain ethnical aspects to see that people around the world, for all the differences they claim between them and all the reasons they can think of to be constantly in conflict or war, are essentially the same at heart and can share the same interests and be hospitable with one another.

Some plot points are not quite resolved or I completely missed their place in this movie but overall, The Band's Visit is refreshing, and for its slow tempo, which we're not that used to in the US, it is very watchable since it doesn't run for long either.

I'm rating this first movie with a Watch it. Remember my ratings are Steal it, Buy it, Rent it, Watch it, Stay, Avoid, and Rip-my-eyes-out.

I'm also ranking it on a movie list so since this is the first one on the list it's place is 1/1, after I review another movie, it could be 1/2 (top of the list) or 2/2 (bottom of the list)

You might like it if you are a: Struggling Musician, Widower, Fan of Omar Shariff, Lonely Person, Jewish, Muslim, Arab, In search of dating/hooking-up techniques, If you like Men in Uniforms, if you miss Roller Skating.