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09/15/09
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:70
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Intricately researched and impressively authentic slice of modern German History, with a terrific cast, assured direction, and a cracking script.
Theatrical Release:14-11-2008
Synopsis: Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still fragile German democracy. The radicalized... [More]
Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz
Director: Uli Edel
Reviews for The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex is a taut and involving thriller that is at its strongest when it focuses on the ideological evolution of Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck).
09/11/09
Impressive in its scale and momentum, it's the kind of action-packed political melodrama that generates more heat than light.
09/10/09
Edel -- perhaps wisely -- doesn't leave you much time to reflect ... as his jagged narrative rockets along like a Godard film without a subtext, propelled by violent deeds and misguided, murky, irrational motives.
09/10/09
The Baader-Meinhof Complex is diluted by too many events and characters distributed over too much time.
09/10/09
Top CriticHustling like a blockbuster action flick, it's a crash course in domestic terrorism as rock n' roll adrenaline rush.
09/08/09
... an exhaustive account of how a gang of self-appointed urban guerrillas traumatized Germany during the decade following the global paroxysms of 1968.
09/08/09
A fragmented but fascinating glimpse of the famous German terrorist group and their violent legacy.
09/04/09
A rare epic that deserves every minute of its epic length.
09/04/09
Brilliantly directed and written by Uli Edel, this takes a fascinating but faithful view of violent urban guerillas told basically from the terrorists' POV.
09/01/09
For their part, Edel and Eichinger have given an under-explored episode in recent European history a serious and seriously entertaining treatment that stands on its own cinematically and historically.
08/28/09
Even though its purpose couldn't be more serious, its style could hardly be more pulp. Which is probably fitting for a group that started out with high-minded goals and ended up robbing banks and blowing people away.
08/28/09
Top CriticNever let it be said that when the Germans put their mind to something they don't follow through.
08/24/09
I have seen The Baader Meinhof Complex three or four times now, and, despite exasperation with its fissile form, I find it impossible not to be plunged afresh into this engulfing age of European anxiety.
08/24/09
An initially riveting and provocative thriller filled with intense action sequences and strong performances, but the suspense and thrills wane as the convoluted plot becomes slightly dull and monotonous.
08/23/09
...cowriter/producer Bernd Eichinger, who gave such depth to a much shorter historical period in "Downfall," here eventually loses his audience by refusing to streamline his cast and focus on a few significant events. It's a 10 part miniseries stuffed in
08/22/09
The Baader Meinhof Complex isn't, very: This saga of Communist terrorists sowing mayhem in 1970s Germany treats a bloody band as a unit of stouthearted warriors sallying forth to fight for their principles against impossible odds.
08/21/09
This dramatic film documents a decade of near-anarchy in Germany, beginning with a brutal 1967 police riot.
08/21/09
A fiery action film with lots more on its mind.
08/21/09
This starkly unromantic epic ultimately benefits from its 150-minute running time, immersing the audience in the RAF's journey from shared passion to collective madness as their movement runs its full, sad, bloody course.
08/21/09
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