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KILLING KASZTNER: THE JEW WHO DEALT WITH NAZISMovie Reviews
Documentary about Budapest lawyer Israel Kasztner, who saved more than 1,600 Hungarian Jews by negotiating with Adolf Eichmann, but was subsequently killed by Israeli rightwing extremists who viewed him as a traitor. Cast:Zsuzsi Kasztner, Merav MichaeliDirector:Gaylen RossRelease Date:October 23, 2009DVD Release: TBD From:GR FilmsLength:2 hr 0 min
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis, Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis played in limited release to good reviews. • Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...there can be no doubt as to the value of this disturbing story." • And Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "The film fascinates... Ultimately, we're haunted by a final quote in the film, which resonates on several levels: 'Every single life is an entire world.' " More Reviews Below...
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...methodical but overlong... spends unnecessary time lingering at memorial sites and listening to family members and survivors of the Kastner train."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 645 words, 10/23/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "Director Gaylen Ross spent eight years on this project... her film verges on the overemphatic. But there can be no doubt as to the value of this disturbing story."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 677 words, 01/15/10
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Despite its subtitle, the documentary is less concerned with the Third Reich than with the lingering emotions of its survivors."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 66 words, 11/27/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Gaylen Ross is very good at teasing out the politics behind Kasztner's shifting fortunes, not to mention his murky ambitions."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 10/21/09
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...challenging... less than an in-depth portrait of a man than a study of nationhood, history and the psychology of heroism."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 603 words, 02/12/10
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the very things that make this maddening -- herky-jerky storytelling, heavy-handedness, doomy music, unearned moral certitude -- keep it moving right along."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 551 words, 04/23/10
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "The film fascinates... Ultimately, we're haunted by a final quote in the film, which resonates on several levels: 'Every single life is an entire world.' "(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 07/16/10
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Hungarian Rezso Kasztner saved nearly 1,700 fellow Jews... But to pull it off, he had to negotiate with one of the most notorious Nazis of all: Adolf Eichmann."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 407 words, 04/16/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Gaylen Ross is very good at teasing out the politics behind Kasztner's shifting fortunes, not to mention his murky ambitions."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 10/21/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...methodical but overlong... spends unnecessary time lingering at memorial sites and listening to family members and survivors of the Kastner train."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 645 words, 10/23/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "Director Gaylen Ross spent eight years on this project... her film verges on the overemphatic. But there can be no doubt as to the value of this disturbing story."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 677 words, 01/15/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: FAIR "Ambitious but ungainly... cuts away from storylines just before they peak... odd editing/structural choices never let the pic build up a satisfying head of steam."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 500 words, 09/15/08
Eric Monder, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Biased as journalism but engrossing as a movie, this documentary about a controversial Holocaust figure should be taken with a grain of kosher salt."(See all of Eric Monder's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 597 words, 10/20/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "Director Gaylen Ross spent eight years on this project... her film verges on the overemphatic. But there can be no doubt as to the value of this disturbing story."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 677 words, 01/15/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...methodical but overlong... spends unnecessary time lingering at memorial sites and listening to family members and survivors of the Kastner train."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 645 words, 10/23/09
16.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis's reviews are separated by an average 16.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis's reviews cover 11.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,360 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 447 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis Coverage, Volume & Length (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 67 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis's reviews on average broke 67 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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