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56 out of 100

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  • Starring: John Cusack, Leelee Sobieski, Noah Taylor
  • Summary: A tale that careens through art, politics, love, hope, intolerance, obsession and destructive malevolence to provide an original and intimate portrait of a major turning point in modern history. (Lions Gate Films)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 5 out of 30
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Reveals a key aspect of fascism's cynical use of art and architecture to mesmerize a weak and vulnerable society.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    The film is ultimately too glib in its suggestion that Hitler's discovering his career path was a matter of sheerest chance, even an accident.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    38
    A serious and thoughtful movie that probably does not mean to trivialize the Holocaust and blame the victim. But it is playing with fire nevertheless.

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