35
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasEichmann, in all its solemnity, needs to be more dynamic; the film's portentous score further weighs it down.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe final fate of Adolf Eichmann is certainly a compelling subject. But its dramatic impact is severely diminished here by stilted filmmaking and wooden performances.
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesThe movie's twitchy, diabolical monster is neither persuasive nor historically tenable, and unlike Arendt's Eichmann, he's far too easy to dismiss.
- 40Village VoiceElla TaylorVillage VoiceElla TaylorYoung's well-intentioned dramatic re-enactment of their encounters is burdened by sepia-period accessorizing, laborious flashbacks, spurious comparisons between the two men's domestic lives, and the downright bizarre casting of Franka Potente as Less's ailing wife and Stephen Fry as an Israeli pol who wants the case wrapped up in five minutes or less.
- 30Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBoxoffice MagazineMark KeizerRobert Young's Eichmann feels the burden of history so heavily that it's effectively smothered by it.