The intensely sickifying tint of Oslo... is a product of its Western production.

| Jul 19, 2024

This is a fascinating look at a unique moment in history, showing how empathy and face-to-face discussion between even the bitterest of rivals can reveal shared humanity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 11, 2021

The movie is unable to translate a subject so inherently theatrical into anything visually appealing beyond questionably color-graded conversations in largely empty rooms.

| Aug 3, 2021

It's impossible for a movie to do justice to the details of this complex, long-running dispute, but Oslo is gripping.

| Jul 26, 2021

What on paper promises to be an insightful look at the intricate political manoeuvres that led to the botched agreement swiftly descends into a bafflingly amiable meet-cute comic-drama devoid of any complexity or depth.

| Jul 16, 2021

Oslo manages to skilfully wring plenty of compelling tension out of the premise.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 12, 2021

At 118 minutes it is an hour shorter than the play. As with any theatrical adaptation, it relies on the dialogue and the acting, and both are strong. You come to know the men in this room, and the husband and wife who want them to succeed.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 18, 2021

This production takes it to the extreme, with scenes set in the Middle East looking as if they were filmed through a jar of chrysanthemum tea.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 18, 2021

The film is at its strongest when it uses their individual journeys during the negotiations to serve as metaphors for the complicated emotions and human suffering intertwined in the larger Israeli-Palestinian mess.

| Jun 9, 2021

Oslo illustrates how entangled diplomacy can be. Too bad the film delivers only a brief picture of the complexities of the drama.

| Jun 4, 2021

An engrossing, if partial and popularized, glimpse into a brief moment when the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seemed within reach.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 2, 2021

The film with Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott is a measured unfolding of the enduring sticking points.

| Jun 1, 2021

If the plot focuses on the secret, intricate and heated discussions held between emissaries... the gaze is on the characters, on the emotions on the surface in these negotiations in search of peace. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 1, 2021

Ruth Wilson in particular embodies a plaintiveness that's heart-wrenching.

| Jun 1, 2021

Directed by Bartlett Sher and adapted by the play's author J.T. Rogers, "Oslo" serves as a haunting portrayal of what was, and a sobering reflection on conditions as they currently exist.

| Jun 1, 2021

Oslo may be an imperfect lens into current events, but the timely story and strong performances still make it worth watching.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 31, 2021

Rogers' stage play is a smart, mature piece of writing, but one that transfers rather clumsily to the small screen, in part because its makers don't show quite the same confidence in their audience's intelligence.

| May 31, 2021

Oslo...keeps close to its theatrical roots in revisiting the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

| May 30, 2021

The film never shuffles off its theatrical roots ... there's an almost visceral feeling of how much better this probably worked onstage before a live audience.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 28, 2021

The story really gets going once they manage to bring Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to an isolated mansion, Borregaard Manor, in a beautiful setting...

| May 28, 2021