This story tells of a recurring horror within the city of Jerusalem. That story began when Sarah and Rachel, two American girls, decided to go to Jerusalem, but there might be a book nightmare in vain. The fun under the Jerusalem sun may turn into real horror. Horror starts when the gate of hell opens and crazy demonic creatures begin to kill lives and turn prey into strange monsters and vampires.
If not for its setting, the Israeli horror film Jeruzalem would be just another video verite, found-footage, would-be scarefest with little to make it unique...There's just not much scare there.
Examiner.com
January 22, 2016
Jeruzalem is this gloriously morbid and dreadfully delicious blend of [Rec] and As Above, So Below.
The movie is saved from being too formulaic by two elements. The first is Yael Grobglas... The second element is the tongue-in-cheek aspect of the movie.
A pale copy of the [REC] movies with minimal invention and a poorly defined mythology.
Variety
January 21, 2016
The movie's occasional stabs at political commentary never quite pay off. Nor can the writer-directors, brothers Yoav and Doron Paz, fully sustain the film's novelty into the second half, when the script reverts to timeless, tired monster-movie tropes.
There are a few nice moments in the film; I do like how Sarah's wearable tech tries to perform facial recognition on the undead. But by the end of JeruZalem, it's clear the glasses are the smartest thing in the movie.
As impressive as the Old City locations can be, one narrow alleyway looks much like another when the Paz brothers' camera is bouncing to and fro. Not much substance is buried beneath the irritating style.
Yes, this is yet another found-footage horror film shot on a shoestring, but there's no need to despair since JeruZalem is a wildly entertaining, often unbearably intense and occasionally drawer-filling experience.
Old Jerusalem isn't often glimpsed on the big screen, though it's a shame that, in this case, it simply serves as the backdrop to some rampaging CGI demons and half-baked theology about the gates of hell.
