September 7, 2007
I am a loser until I review this movie.
Susanne Lothar,
Ulrich Mühe,
Arno Frisch,
Frank Giering,
Stefan Clapczynski
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A psychological thriller about an innocent family as they stumble upon a holiday in hell: Anna, George and their son arrive at their lovely lakeside home on vacation and meet a strange and demanding y... read more
DVD Release Date: October 9, 2001
Stats: 1,857 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (1,857)
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January 16, 2012The 2004 DVD release of this film has an interview at the end with Michael Haneke that I think is essential. In it, he says that "People watch this film for as long as they have to." If you've never been the type to watch violent films, you'll turn this off right away... and if y... read more
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December 14, 2011Hard to watch. Strong, violent, and full of controlled aggression! The way that haneke makes us wait for any hope of enthusiasm but then breaks our spirits with a rewind makes our stomach churn and can make some truly despise this film.
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September 4, 2011Paul: We're not up to feature film length yet.
Warning: Explicit content coming.
You know what? Fuck this movie and fuck Michael Haneke. You are a giant fucking pussy. Oh you don't like movies that show violence as being "cool" or "funny." Nobody gives a shit. Your annoying pi... read more -
February 13, 2011A brilliant an bleak film. Acted perfectly and shot in a great way. I don't really understand the whole rewind bit and breaking the fourth wall. If not for this it would be 5 star. No need for an American remake.
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October 24, 2010Definitely sick and twisted with capital S and T! A really excellent catalyst to insure that people are left paranoid, and very uneasy, around strangers. Very disturbing, but interesting movie. A better movie than the American remake. Not for the faint of heart.
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July 23, 2010.This movie is another from a long list of movies that played at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. A German Thriller, and my first question is, are there any couples in Germany that are this stupid. What we have here is a film of two young men who go from rich homes i... read more
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July 7, 2010Without a doubt, I should have watched this version (the original) first, as I try to do with most films as I would like to have agreed with the majority and called this as the better version, in truth I think whichever version you see first will feel like the better version as b... read more
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April 28, 2010Despite the level of violence being low, and almost all of it off screen, this is a horror film in the true sense of the word, and one of the most unrelenting and unsettling films I've ever seen. This film is so creepy because it is minimalist in content and plot, but milks what'... read more
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April 24, 2010A brilliant film that cleverly plays with the conventions of the mainstream cinema in order to create a cruel and merciless experience for the audience, who is forced to face their own taste for violence in this unbearably tense thriller and is refused any type of relief.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Stephen Holden, New York Times
January 1, 2000
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
The basic puzzle is why this sophisticated director chose this tired formula.
January 1, 2000
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
The emotions of the victims are clear and complex -- their conflicts dominate our experience of the narrative as powerfully as all the devices telling us to look elsewhere for the movie's themes. Full Review
April 11, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Tough film to sit through, but rewarding due to Haneke's skills in staging tension and real violence. Full Review
August 21, 2009
Rob Nelson, City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
A sort of Austrian art-house Cape Fear by way of the new Cinema of Cruelty. Full Review
March 20, 2008
Rob Humanick, Projection Booth
Haneke's film doesn't invite audience exploration; it pummels them with preordained conclusions. Full Review
March 13, 2008
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
What Haneke has actually done is to satirize the complex relationship between the story and the audience. On that level it's a triumph. Full Review
March 10, 2008
Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm
Haneke has rational reasons for his movie's violence, but he still crosses lines more often than he justifies crossing them. Full Review
May 3, 2006
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Haneke's snooty admonishments are disturbing because they're never self-critical. Full Review
April 5, 2006
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Um genial exercício narrativo e de estilo que, ao mesmo tempo em que mantém o espectador tenso, obriga-o a encarar a própria fascinação pela violência.
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