“I wondered ungenerously at the start whether this would have got past the commissioning stage had “Jews” not rhymed with “cruise”. But of course there is tonnes going on… Here is a couple you could go on a cruise with.”
Zoe Williams, The Guardian

“It was a smashing end to a smashing film about nothing more than one couple’s marriage, and nothing less either.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

“The truth was that what Tikwah would like is more attention from her husband, and the melancholy thread that ran through Two Jews on a Cruise was that Gaby found it very difficult to meet this simple need…[Paddy] Wivell’s very funny and often touching film was wise enough to accommodate the fact that a good marriage need not be a perfect one.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

“Maybe it seemed like an unhappy partnership but the beauty of Paddy Wivell’s film was that…we realised how comfortable each of these people was with their chosen role in life.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“The only dramatic thing about watching hygiene laws being contravened is when they find poo in the fridge, or tiny paw prints in the butter… Nothing really happens, except that the inspectors tie the fakes [bottles of vodka] into plastic bags and stalk out of the shop with neutral expressions.”
Zoe Williams, The Guardian