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82 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Eric Hansen
    100
    One of the best war movies ever made, Downfall is a powerful and artistically masterful re-creation of the last days of the Third Reich.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Against the overarching facts of his personal magnetism and the blind loyalty of his lieutenants, the movie observes the workings of the world within the bunker. All power flowed from Hitler. He was evil, mad, ill, but long after Hitler's war was lost he continued to wage it in fantasy.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    60
    Intriguing, oddly banal and ultimately deflating.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 63
  3. Negative: 7 out of 63
  1. JamesT.
    10
    Everything about this film is great. From cinematography and score to everyone's acting. It shows that even though Hitler did what he did, he still was after all a human. It also emphasizes Hitler's ideological mindset that made him insensitive to the killings of his own German soldiers and citizens. The acting of each and every person is most convincing and satisfying as is the sense of realism which pervades this film. It is truly a masterpiece. A work of art.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. AllisonS.
    10
    Absolutely fantastic portrayal of WWII from German side, being in hiters inner circle and the final days of his reign. Wonderful.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. RobR
    1
    An extremely tame and sanitised portrayal of Hitler's madness. Boring, absurd dialog, no passion, no intensity, not a hint of grit. Oh wait, it has subtitles so it must be masterpiece!… Expand
    • 1 of 3 users said yes

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