...a visual treat for classic movie buffs. Every lovingly misprinted optical dissolve and abrupt cut to stock footage left me squealing with delight. But is the movie itself any good? Sadly, no.
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12/20/06
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The Good German (2006)
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Reviews Counted:145
Fresh:47
Rotten:98
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Though Steven Soderbergh succeeds in emulating the glossy look of 1940s noirs, The Good German ultimately ends up as a self-conscious exercise in style that forgets to develop compelling characters.
Theatrical Release:Dec 15, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $891,721
Synopsis: One of mainstream cinema's most tirelessly inventive directors, Steven Soderbergh delivers another big-budget stylistic experiment with THE GOOD GERMAN. This time around, Soderbergh's target is... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Beau Bridges, Tobey Maguire
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Reviews for The Good German
The story isn't as good as the production, but this is still a movie worth watching and watching on the big screen.
12/19/06
It's experimental, so conduct an experiment of your own: go see the film, and when you wake up at the end, try to remember if you dreamed in black-and-white or in color.
12/19/06
Casablanca is so explicit a reference in the movie’s finale that it drew nervous giggles from the film-savvy audience with which I saw the movie.
12/18/06
A lot of style. Not so much with the plot.
12/18/06
Top CriticThe Good German is...equally infused with knowing sophistication and a surprising amount of depth.
12/17/06
Who says they don't make 'em like they used to?
12/17/06
Homages don't get much more homagey...but if you love its models, and the sheer artificiality of the effort doesn't bother you, you should have a good time.
12/17/06
An interesting stunt rather than a successful film.
12/16/06
I still admire the risks that Soderbergh and his collaborators have taken, but by their nature risks don't always pay off.
12/16/06
The Good German is a fascinating experiment and in many ways improves upon the era of filmmaking it recreates.
12/15/06
The Naztso Good German.
12/15/06
I hold Soderbergh in high esteem, but as handsome a technical achievement as it is, The Good German plays to me as a failed experiment.
12/15/06
The Good German is counterfeit coin in search of easy marks.
12/15/06
Top CriticSoderbergh's film is no more cynical or world-weary than its inspirations, and in the end, it feels like a clever trick wrapped around a hollow center.
12/15/06
With The Good German, Soderbergh -- generally a terrific and creative filmmaker -- apes a style, and a way of seeing, that he clearly doesn't understand. It feels like a hit to the stomach.
12/15/06
Top CriticWhat should be a ripping good yarn, powered by high voltage stars, instead comes across as another of the director's audacious but unsuccessful experiments -- a cinematic curio where form takes unfortunate precedence over narrative.
12/15/06
The Good German is Steven Soderbergh's game attempt to reinvigorate the dense intrigue of classic wartime thrillers like The Third Man with a contemporary, neo-noir edge.
12/15/06
Top CriticThe movie's aesthetic is divorced from its sensibility.
12/15/06
Top CriticThe film plays like a pastiche of Casablanca, The Third Man and Billy Wilder's "A Foreign Affair," though it is far more explicit about violence and sex than was ever dreamed of in films of the era.
12/15/06
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