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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatSpeer Goes to Hollywood is essential viewing for those who want a deeper understanding of the horrors Nazis committed and the still lingering aftermath.
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe movie is nothing if not unnervingly timely.
- 70Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah Ward[Speer’s] damning answers to Birkin’s questions might have threatened to become repetitive if they didn’t paint a horrifying yet bleakly fascinating picture of a man doing something that remains thoroughly relevant today: spinning fake news.
- 67The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupWhile Speer Goes to Hollywood effectively shows the delusions of Speer’s mythologization, one wishes it didn’t skirt around more complicated questions of cordiality in the filmmaking process when dealing with such monstrous history.
- 63RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThis is a fascinating and pertinent tale, but one major aspect of its telling gives me serious pause.
- 50The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaThe New York TimesBeatrice Loayza“Speer” is an intriguing document, highlighting the ease with which the most reprehensible figures are able to whitewash their legacies. But once you settle into its wavelength, the documentary begins to feel simplistic, like a one-track excuse to roll out rare film clips and testimony.
- 50VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangA rather pedestrian presentation of a potentially fascinating story, Vanessa Lapa’s Speer Goes to Hollywood expands on a little-known footnote to the Hydra-headed history of the post-war fates of top Nazi lieutenants.