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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasA case of means exceeded by ambition.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghOnly Sol and Sara even approach being real characters; the supporting players, Black and Jewish alike, are shrill stereotypes.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThe acting is, at best, serviceable; the sound track is too often unintelligible; the direction is often over the top; and the script relies heavily on stereotypes.
- 20Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterLevin's Brooklyn Babylon, set during a hot summer in Crown Heights, is an ethnic-strife tract as thuddingly didactic as his previous "Whiteboys."