Apparently, there isn't much difference between a desert army base and a suburban office building.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 12, 2020

At the end of the day, Zero Motivation is a well-paced, very funny, effectively dramatic character piece with a mind toward feminism and personal growth.

| Apr 10, 2020

Zero Motivation is a laugh out loud, sharp and uproarious comedy with a solid sense of heart.

| Feb 6, 2020

Boredom, apathy, and contempt are the ingredients swirled about in Zero Motivation, and the results make for an indelibly entertaining film.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 12, 2019

In the end, "Zero Motivation" feels a bit like a blown-up sitcom, but it's an extremely impressive one.

| Feb 16, 2018

First time feature writer/director Talya Lavie impressively creates a witty and tangible dramedy about working women hampered by their own stagnation.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 2, 2017

Talya Lavie's 2014 black comedy, about a woman's place in the Israeli Army, plays like a cross between "Reform School Girls" and "Catch 22."

| Original Score: B | Jan 8, 2017

The strength of the personal narrative combined with a fine balance of dark and comedic tones, as well as an overall excellent cast, makes this film well worth the watch.

| Oct 5, 2016

Tonally, Zero is constantly shifting all over the place. You can never get too comfortable with the film, but that is what makes it distinctive.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 11, 2016

One of the funniest, truest films ever made about being young, female and at the bottom of the food chain in a rigid, impersonal organization, [it] dazzles with its believable dialogue, spot-on acting, careful plotting and subversive black humor.

| Mar 21, 2016

This isn't some fluff piece of sorority drama and jokes. There are still consequences for every action and just because Zohar is the lead doesn't mean she's immune to them.

| Original Score: B | Feb 24, 2016

In a way the film is radically post-feminist, with women unapologetically succumbing to instincts both natural and cultural with no regard for the codes of conduct in the male-oriented microcosm.

| Oct 8, 2015

A very good debut directorial and writer effort by Israeli filmmaker Talya Lavie.

| Original Score: B | Jul 17, 2015

It sneaks up on you as it goes along, offering unexpected shadings and variations on the minor-key absurdism.

| Jun 9, 2015

A delightful, sharp dramedy that skewers the topic from every angle imaginable.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 27, 2015

Recommended. A M.A.S.H-esque combination of satire and seriousness.

| Original Score: B | Jan 23, 2015

Divided into three loosely connected stories involving the same players, "Zero Motivation" is strongest in its characters and its connection to an Israeli reality we can feel even if we've never experienced it.

| Jan 15, 2015

Although its three-part structure plays out more like sketch comedy than a fully-cooked story, Lavie's debut is an impressive and entertaining one.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 15, 2015

The office comedy is weak. The gross-out gags are too safe. A covert lesbian crush is underused.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 7, 2015

Lavie has a lot of provocative ideas in the oven here, most of them tend to be half-baked.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 7, 2015