You leave the theatre buoyed by the image of two men who put conscience before personal safety.
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01/25/03
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Amen (2003)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:33
Rotten:16
Average Rating:6.3/10
Theatrical Release:Jan 24, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Filmmaker Costa-Gavras (Z, MISSING) has a reputation for controversial political cinema, and he does not fail to raise eyebrows with AMEN. Focusing on the Vatican's unwillingness to oppose the... [More]
Starring: Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Muhe, Michael Duchaussoy
Director: Costa Gavras
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Reviews for Amen
It goes without saying that no one will disagree with the movie's politics, but the movie itself -- the artistry and storytelling -- are as flimsy and clumsy as you can get.
03/13/03
Although the unrelenting pursuit of making the Vatican listen becomes a bit tiresome, the portrayals of the two men by Tukur and Kassovitz are engaging.
02/07/03
a sputtering, wet firecracker
09/23/03
Relentlessly heavy-handed but quite compelling nonetheless.
03/06/03
Amen. is a morally provocative screen interpretation of Rolf Hochhuth's controversial drama The Deputy that excoriates the refusal of Pope Pius XII to speak out against the Nazi extermination of the Jews.
01/24/03
Costa-Gavras returns to full potency with this masterful film, an examination of culpability as well as the biography of a little known figure whose story deserves to be told.
03/08/03
One of the main draws for "Amen" is the outstanding performance, among others, by Ulrich Tukur.
03/05/03
What should have been agonizing in its impact comes off as wooden, perhaps because Costa-Gavras works in schematic fashion, spoon-feeding us issues while skimming the historical surface.
04/11/03
Top CriticAbout as subtle as a hammer blow to the skull and marred by a heedless mixture of fact and fiction, Costa-Gavras's latest exercise in historical awareness-raising nevertheless dramatizes an important real-life story.
01/23/03
Emotionally powerful.
02/03/03
A fascinating study of good, evil and the inaction dividing them.
01/23/03
Though such elements might chip away somewhat at Amen’s seriousness of intent, they do add fire to the stimulating drama.
08/12/03
A movie that suggests the Holocaust may be an endless source of absorbing, heartbreaking dramas.
05/09/03
Costa-Gavras provides a post-war postscript to make clear that honesty is punished; cynicism survives.
01/21/03
Top CriticTurns an infuriating and frustrating predicament into a thriller of the conscience.
01/27/03
Though more theatrical than cinematic, 'Amen' is a vigorous condemnation of the pope's refusal to speak against the Holocaust.
11/06/02
An expose of the Catholic hierarchy in a state of mind-boggling paralysis, presented in a fictional context that, inevitably, dulls its edge and makes us question its accuracy.
03/07/03
Top CriticCosta-Gavras deserves credit for staying the course; in a time when most European film directors are wringing their hands, he's still pointing fingers.
07/25/03
Top CriticIt is the director's most ambitious film in years and one of his least compelling.
03/07/03
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