Berlin 36
Corinth Films | Release Date: September 16, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutNick SchagerSep 13, 2011
The burgeoning relationship between both the athletes, bonding over a kindred "otherness," is handled tastefully by director Kaspar Heidelbach, though the lack of new insights on the subject of National Socialism's wickedness ultimately reduces a well-staged film to a historical footnote. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttSep 13, 2011
The film, well made in every way, smartly focuses on an unlikely friendship between Gretel and the athlete who ultimately replaced her -- a high jumper who was later revealed to be a man! Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenSep 22, 2011
Whatever the facts of the case, Berlin 36 doesn't clear the bar for dramatic impact. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 15, 2011
Tasteful to a fault, Berlin 36 turns real-life controversy into disappointingly tepid drama. Read full review
50
VarietyDerek ElleySep 13, 2011
The picture sports a strong lead cast but is diminished by TV-style helming and production qualities. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSep 12, 2011
Excepting a momentary late-film lapse into eye-rolling double-exposure tomfoolery, the film is as aesthetically bland as a film could conceivably be, the perfunctory camerawork imbuing the proceedings with an ugly, indistinctive gloss. Read full review
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