'The Bubble' an engaging Israeli curiosity

Is a gay-life movie not a “gay film” when it deals with a much larger history, and the most exciting person is the gay men's female friend?

“The Bubble” is an arresting curiosity from Israel, spikey with agenda. Eytan Fox made it, having previously dealt with homosexuality in the macho Israeli Army in “Yossi & Jagger.” Most of this one occurs in a swing-loose nabe of Tel Aviv, the occupants often feeling like a bubble adrift from the harsh winds and blowback of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

 

'The Bubble' an engaging Israeli curiosity
San Diego Union Tribune, United States