The Unknown Soldier
First Run Features | Release Date: September 7, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Superb documentary. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The cumulative evidence that genocide could not have occurred without the cooperation of the German army is overwhelming. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The reckoning with the past, which has occupied West German society since the 1960s, has been painful and divisive, which makes the calm, empirical spirit of this film all the more impressive. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
Where Verhoeven loses his way is when he allows himself to sink into a seemingly endless recounting of atrocities, getting away from the main moral and philosophical questions his film brings up so provocatively. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJulia Wallace
The film eventually becomes one long therapy session for the German nation as it struggles to understand how its brave and good soldiers could have done such bad, bad things. We, the viewers, are forced to take on the uncomfortable role of therapist. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPhil Hall
It is a painful but important subject, to be certain, but the film dilutes its own effectiveness by devolving into a collection of talking heads who often seem to be repeating each other. Read full review
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