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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt's not every day that movies present a Teutonic character in SS uniform as an unambiguously moral hero, so enjoy this rarity. And the film.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanCosta-Gavras provides a post-war postscript to make clear that honesty is punished; cynicism survives.
- 63Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavinChicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavinCosta-Gavras' powerful, awkward Amen is a dramatically uneven historical thriller.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekTricked up with so many points that there's barely any flow to it.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWhile Amen works as a history lesson, it's less effective as a thriller, since the outcome is sadly all too well-known.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsAmen is propelled by a most dubious assumption -- Gerstein's belief that if the German people knew of the Holocaust, they'd stop it.
- 50The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIn the end Amen is neither as moving nor as illuminating as it should be. It suffers especially when compared -- as is inevitable, given the closeness of their release dates -- with "The Pianist," Roman Polanski's movie about a Polish Jew during the Nazi occupation.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleUnfortunately, structural flaws and a built-in lack of suspense keep it from being nearly as moving as it was intended to be.
- 40The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe picture as a whole lacks the energy and incisiveness --the sheer anger-- that have marked Costa-Gavras's best films. A pity, because it is a true Costa-Gavras subject.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanToo bloodless to satisfy except as a political exercise.