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By Varasorn K (10) on 21 Sep 2009

Super stylish! Kind of falls apart by the end but is pretty great in the first 3/4 of the film…

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By Jonathan F. Richards (111) for Film.com (1,892) on 09 Sep 2009

Petzoid takes the Cain themes of lust and duplicity and twists them into a reflection on modern Germany, where nationalism and loyalties and…

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By Jared G (220) on 03 Sep 2009

Small german movie with a strong benno fÃ¼rmann! DidnÂ´t like the ending... but the beginning is big fun…

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By Paul E (651) on 09 Aug 2009

I went in to this movie with no expectations and trusting the Critics rating…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 05 Aug 2009

A taut, German-made thriller, Jerichow adds a bit of European xenophobia to the pulp traditions of passion and betrayal…

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By Charles S (1,252) on 04 Aug 2009

I realize I was supposed to be more impressed by this than I was.. Not really 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' knock-off…

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By Craig Phillips (10) for GreenCine (40) on 29 Jul 2009

Jerichow is not the masterfully complex work that Yella* was, but it's very tightly constructed and made, showing in some ways Peltzold's maturity…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 09 Jul 2009

This swift, skillful film builds to a closing image that leaves you with what they call the wow factor on Top Chef not just because the finale…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 09 Jul 2009

This swift, skillful film builds to a closing image that leaves you with what they call the wow factor on Top Chef not just because the finale…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 24 Jun 2009

Petzold, who also wrote the script, doesn't make level one thrillers, and his characters may be smarter than us, or dumber…

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By Jimf (19) on 27 May 2009

A well-made, tightly directed German reworking of The Postman Always Rings Twice, Jerichow is as cold-blooded and ironic as Blood Simple, without…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for New Yorker (1,403) on 25 May 2009

So compact and controlled is this fine film…

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By Matt R (1,999) on 21 May 2009

Saw it coming a mile away... don't know what all the critics are raving about. Yeah, Nina Hoss is a great actress, but so what…

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By V H (149) on 21 May 2009

Taut, unnerving thriller about a man who takes a job as a driver for a paranoid businessman, and falls in love with his wife…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 15 May 2009

The ironic denouement doesn't match the fever pitch of the build up. But…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 15 May 2009

A taut, character-driven and intelligently crafted thriller with a strong and radiant performance by Nina Hoss…

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By Eric Monder (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 May 2009

A modern-day, Teutonic Postman Always Rings Twice? Yes, Jerichow is just that, but minus the needed passion or suspense…

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 14 May 2009

Petzold, who has a crisp style and sharp sense of the visual, is too talented and imaginative to allow his film to become predictable…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 14 May 2009

No one in Jerichow is entirely deserving of sympathy, which gives the film a detached, clinical feeling underlined by the director’s habit…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 13 May 2009

As we observe Jerichow's three main characters navigate their noirish narrative with a sense of cool detachment it becomes increasingly troubling…

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