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John Rabe Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    57

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Village Voice

    It's a remarkable story, and filmmaker Florian Gallenberger does his best to shade his portrait with complications and mitigations. But for a story not often told, John Rabe feels awfully familiar.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    John Rabe, has its visceral moments. But it is also burdened by manipulative clichs of a screenplay in which exposition outweighs character development. Inspired by Rabe's diaries, from which short excerpts are read, it tells the story almost exclusively from a Western point of view.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety Derek Elley

    Despite the emotive subject matter, picture is often too sluggish dramatically, and never knits together its stock Western characters into a satisfying whole.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The New Yorker David Denby

    One of the main virtues of John Rabe is to demonstrate that, however much we know about the worst of all wars, it still has little-known corners that can amaze us.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

    The 134-minute film jams in much information, incidents and characters without losing any entertainment value. And, fortunately, its heroism isn't pumped up or glorified.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    Drawn from Rabe's diaries, the film is rich in telling and ironic details.

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