Rosenstrasse
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: August 20, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
As a treatment of yet another unexplored corner of the Nazi nightmare, the film is revelatory; needless to say it's also heartbreaking. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Von Trotta lingers for so long on the backstory and framing story that the movie's heart never comes to the fore. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Mawkish and manipulative, the film isn't worthy of its widely praised German director. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJim Fusilli
Earnest but deeply flawed.
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The picture's structural intricacy is a smoke screen for its psychological and emotional shallowness. Read full review
50
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
The actors understand completely why they are there. The editing, complex because of several time strands, is more than skillful. But the screenplay by von Trotta and Pamela Katz suborns its subject. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)James Adams
In the end, this tale of human decency fails to make you feel enough. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Von Trotta and co-writer Pamela Katz can't resist cutting, again and again, to Hannah and her airless musings on the story's meaning. These interludes stop the movie in its tracks and, counter no doubt to von Trotta's intentions, do a disservice to the Rosenstrasse women themselves, who shouldn't have to fight for screen time. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
It is unfortunate that von Trotta does not trust her audience enough to think for themselves -- her themes are carved on a sledgehammer en route to our skulls. Read full review
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