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.
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04/11/03
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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
Top CriticAmen., a docudrama rather than a documentary, is clearly guided by Shoah's example, asking us to reflect on the Holocaust and what made it possible rather than simply recoil from it.
03/14/03
Top CriticIt 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
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03/10/03
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
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 CriticIt is the director's most ambitious film in years and one of his least compelling.
03/07/03
Top CriticRelentlessly heavy-handed but quite compelling nonetheless.
03/06/03
On its own terms, Amen is a memorably prickly film.
03/06/03
One of the main draws for "Amen" is the outstanding performance, among others, by Ulrich Tukur.
03/05/03
The film's power comes from the urgency of its images.
03/04/03
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03/02/03
this production fails to take cinematic advantage of its material
02/14/03
Flawed but unmistakably moving, Amen shines a flashlight on the darkest chapter in modern history.
02/12/03
Top CriticAlthough 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
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02/07/03
Top CriticEmotionally powerful.
02/03/03
Costa-Gavras is no stranger to crafting daring movies about government repression and struggles against injustice, like State Of Siege and Missing.
02/02/03
Provocative in design, clumsy in execution.
01/31/03
A handsome period production of fluidity and subtlety, intimate and large-scale.
01/30/03
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