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The Unknown Soldier
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71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    90
    Superb documentary.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    88
    The cumulative evidence that genocide could not have occurred without the cooperation of the German army is overwhelming.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    70
    Where Verhoeven loses his way is when he allows himself to sink into a seemingly endless recounting of atrocities, getting away from the main moral and philosophical questions his film brings up so provocatively.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    70
    The reckoning with the past, which has occupied West German society since the 1960s, has been painful and divisive, which makes the calm, empirical spirit of this film all the more impressive.
  5. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    50
    It is a painful but important subject, to be certain, but the film dilutes its own effectiveness by devolving into a collection of talking heads who often seem to be repeating each other.
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Julia Wallace
    50
    The film eventually becomes one long therapy session for the German nation as it struggles to understand how its brave and good soldiers could have done such bad, bad things. We, the viewers, are forced to take on the uncomfortable role of therapist.
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