Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man
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56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Russell Scott Smith
    75
    There are no end of tear-jerking moments in Perlasca, a well-made and heart-rending Italian "Schindler's List."
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    Negrin's film is a well-deserved tribute to a principled man who dared to act when principles no longer counted for anything.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Zingaretti does a fine job shading a character that is written as an unalloyed saint.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Peter L'Official
    60
    More courageous than Spielberg in its depiction of Nazi brutality, Perlasca occasionally feels like the made-for-Italian-TV film that it is.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    60
    Confusing lack of historical set-up considerably dims the potential luster of a great true story: Helmer Alberto Negrin relies instead on competently rendered but cliche-ridden melodrama of nasty Nazis and suffering Jews.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    Unfortunately, this feature, originally made for Italian television, doesn't quite do justice to its stirring subject.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Anita Gates
    40
    Giorgio Perlasca, who has been compared to Oskar Schindler, deserves better than this Italian television film.

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  1. S.Tran
    10
    This movie is great, the effects are horrible but thats not the point. The point of the movie is to show the emotion. This movie does more than that and is a welcome change against all the other movies that were made about this time period.… Full Review »
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