It’s been quite some time since I’ve sat down and watched a film that was 100% subtitled in a movie theater. With the constant rising costs of a movie ticket, the annoying individuals on their phones or talking, and also the mere fact that I haven’t seen too many film trailers for an international film that I wanted to see inside the confines of a theater are why this has happened. Lucky for me that this year’s 4th Annual Mile High Horror Film Festival was hosted by the amazing staff at the Alamo Drafthouse Movie Theater in Denver, Colorado. Not only do they maintain a no cell phone, no talking policy; the theater was packed with eager theatergoers who wanted to see Goldberg & Eisenberg for just its story alone. And this movie will go down as one of the best I’ve seen in recent years.
Written, directed, and produced by first timer Oren Carmi, 2013’s Goldberg & Eisenberg tells the old tale of what happens when one encounter’s a fatal attraction. Goldberg (Yitzhak Laor) is a lonely computer programmer, desperate for a connection to anyone other than his German shepherd Audrey. Eisenberg (Yahav Gal) is an overweight, petty thug who enjoys harassing people passing by Meir Park. One fateful day, their paths cross and, for our protagonist Goldberg, this is not a positive thing. Eisenberg becomes increasingly obsessed with Goldberg and even more so when our nerdy programmer finally lands a girlfriend.
Made for a mere $100,000 and with a film location of Tel Aviv, Isreal, I found this movie to be a fantastic experience. The story grabbed me and slowly built up to an ending I was not expecting. The acting was brilliant, especially from Yahav Gal, who seemed complacent during his scenes, yet the scenes themselves were menacing and, in many moments, uncomfortable. The sound was amazing throughout the film. Footsteps resonated throughout the theater, making the viewer nervous for what was to come next. The cinematography made the entire film sharp, yet hazy (almost dreamlike) and kept you looking at all sides of the screen.
Rating: Forget about it being a fantastic movie out of Isreal, Goldberg & Eisenberg has got to be one of the best films in the psycho-thriller genre. (8.5/10)
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