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Tunnel, The
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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)
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What The Critics Said
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Washington Post Stephen Hunter
Anyhow, either as history at its most inspiring or moviemaking at its most exciting, The Tunnel is a trip.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel
So many twists and turns, it seems like fiction.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Marta Barber
There are few moments when you're not totally absorbed by the film.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Director Roland Suso Richter maintains tension for 2 1/2 hours, even though the resolution is almost surreal.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Genuinely gripping, balancing the travails of constructing the tunnel against the characters' stories with considerable skill.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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 !!
