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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 06 Sep 2018

Who knew Robert Schwentke (RED R.I.P.D.) had this movie in him…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 05 Sep 2018

The Captain pretends to be a serious movie about the banality of evil; sometimes, despite itself, it is…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 04 Sep 2018

For the first time in fifteen years, [Schwentke's] returned to his home country to tell a true story of its past with profound resonance in…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 04 Sep 2018

Schwentke's use of black and white fits the monochromatic world of grey uniforms and brown mud where life is but a whim for those, genuine…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 22 Aug 2018

Arguably goes too far in straining to provoke...but overall the bracing quality of the film is remarkable and compelling…

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By Laura Hiros (161) for Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX) (57) on 20 Aug 2018

The Captain is one of those films that will not only take your breath away, but will leave you frozen with scenes of human vileness that will…

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By Christopher Llewellyn Reed (298) for Film Festival Today (161) on 20 Aug 2018

It's a fine affair, hard to watch at times, but incisive in its assessment of the depravity of human nature…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 15 Aug 2018

The picture proceeds with the inevitability of a folktale or a Shakespeare tragedy, although both of those forms ignore what we now know: White…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Aug 2018

The Captain is full of suspense and interest throughout…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 14 Aug 2018

Robert Schwentke's The Captain may be one of the most depressing films of the season - amid stiff competition - but it provides food for thought…

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By Kevin A (455) on 13 Aug 2018

It was intensely thought provoking, this film is incredibly sinister, violent, and somehow at times funny…

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By Alan Zilberman (171) for Brightest Young Things (103) on 09 Aug 2018

This dark drama might be too much for audiences, so Schwentke adds two crucial elements to keep his film tolerable: elegant black and white…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 09 Aug 2018

Schwentke’s grim history lesson carries an undeniable propulsiveness. But it’s ultimately too ugly a story to be truly resonant…

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By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 08 Aug 2018

Does the man make the uniform, or does the uniform make the man? Schwentke's conclusion is as dark as you may fear…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 07 Aug 2018

The movie’s an artfully sustained guessing game, tense and rarely dull…

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By Ignacio Navarro (26) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 06 Aug 2018

[Director Robert] Schwentke and his team maintain a great fluidity, harmonizing an ensemble whose parts…

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By Rick P (221) on 04 Aug 2018

Compelling story telling, beautiful cinematography, groundbreaking score; this is an extraordinary film…

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By Natalie R (90) on 03 Aug 2018

Loved it... unexpected multilayered .I would love to meet the director for a talk on this movie. A gem…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 02 Aug 2018

Although its larger point about fascist idealogues is somewhat muddled, this black-and-white historical drama is both audacious and intriguing…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 01 Aug 2018

Each hostile gesture, each harsh act suggests not just timelessness but cruel timeliness…

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