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Tunnel, The

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Tunnel, The reviews
72
5.5 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Family/Kids  |  Foreign  |  Mystery  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Johannes W. Betz

Directed by: Roland Suso Richter

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 29, 2005
DVD: October 4, 2005

Running Time: 160 minutes, Color

Origin: Germany

Language(s): German (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Claudia Michelsen, Felix Eitner, Mehmet Kurtulus, and Heinrich Schmieder

Based on the true story of the biggest underground escape attempt from East to West Berlin, The Tunnel is a cracking slice of old-fashioned, widescreen entertainment. (Roxie Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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90

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

Anyhow, either as history at its most inspiring or moviemaking at its most exciting, The Tunnel is a trip.

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90

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

It is the kind of superbly crafted, intelligent entertainment — a classic suspense thriller — that nowadays is as welcome as it is rare.

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80

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

Director Roland Suso Richter gives a raw, frank but sophisticated account of the excruciating logistics of this great escape, and the appalling, inspiring blend of betrayal and courage that attended the group's herculean efforts.

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80

Variety Derek Elley

A cracking slice of old-fashioned, widescreen entertainment.

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80

Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan

Good old-fashioned movie storytelling that steadily builds, over the course of nearly three hours, to a white-knuckle conclusion that satisfies on nearly every level.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Though the film is as long as the escape route, Richter's brisk direction keeps us riveted through the suspenseful finish of his vivid history lesson.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel

So many twists and turns, it seems like fiction.

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75

Miami Herald Marta Barber

There are few moments when you're not totally absorbed by the film.

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70

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

The Tunnel boasts the kind of plot that would seem ridiculously implausible if it weren't based on a true story.

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70

The New York Times Laura Kern

The film convincingly portrays the devastating, life-altering hardships and restrictions that the residents of the divided Berlin endured.

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67

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

Well-cast and sporadically gripping.

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63

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Director Roland Suso Richter maintains tension for 2 1/2 hours, even though the resolution is almost surreal.

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60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Genuinely gripping, balancing the travails of constructing the tunnel against the characters' stories with considerable skill.

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50

Village Voice Matt Singer

Director Roland Suso Richter skillfully wields the wall as a metaphor for isolation, but his pacing needs work: He cuts from an emotional death to a rowdy scene of sex on a kitchen table. Well, that's one way to mourn.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

John H. gave it a2:
Really disappointing. I expected a serious, thoughtful European film treatment a la Costa-Gavras and got a schlock Hollywood Action Thriller a la Bruce Willis (starring a B.W. look-alike no less.) After a modestly interesting beginning things get progressively sillier until we enter James Bond territory and you're wondering how the film got there and whether its worth your while to continue watching it. Very slick, very commercial and very vapid stuff !!

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