Transit

Music Box Films | Release Date: March 1, 2019

6.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Ratings

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Brent_MarchantMar 17, 2019

Director Christian Petzold’s meandering, pretentious, inarticulate screen adaptation of Anna Seghers’ novel is a mess almost from the outset. This tale of refugees trapped in Marseilles trying to flee the Nazi occupation of France retellsDirector Christian Petzold’s meandering, pretentious, inarticulate screen adaptation of Anna Seghers’ novel is a mess almost from the outset. This tale of refugees trapped in Marseilles trying to flee the Nazi occupation of France retells this historic saga in a contemporary time frame, a half-baked attempt at commenting on Germany having to come to terms with its past while simultaneously speaking to the current European refugee crisis. One could say that it’s attempting to be “Casablanca” (1942) for the 21st Century. Unfortunately, the film’s convoluted mishmash of plot lines and undeveloped characters is presented with virtually no back story, jumping into its narrative without any context, meaningful character identification or hints about the confusingly anachronistic elements intertwined here. All in all, a poorly conceived offering feebly attempting to pass itself off as lofty arthouse cinema. Skip it.… Expand

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DallasTexMar 17, 2019

Placing what is basically a WWII story in contemporary France was perhaps the only interesting aspect of this film, which includes a set of characters that have little appeal and a plot that veers from one consternation point to the next.

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DocRockMay 3, 2019

Inane, confusing, senseless, too much happenstance. This move is not redeemable.

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