Review of Toni Erdmann (2016) by Ken C — 29 Dec 2016

Toni Erdmann is a 3 hour long German drama, sometimes very funny film about a prank-prone dad trying to lighten up an rekindle his serious businesswoman daughter.

This review of Toni Erdmann (2016) was written by Ken C on 29 Dec 2016.

Toni Erdmann has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (78) for The Blue Lenses (53) on 24 Aug 2018

Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann is a testament to the precision necessary for really good comedy, proving that fart jokes, sophisticated black humour…

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By Chris N (682) on 22 May 2018

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By Ayrton C (660) on 19 Dec 2017

Puntaje Original: 3.5 Si consideras desperdiciar 162 minutos de tu tiempo para ver una de las películas más sobrevalorada del 2016…

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By Guadalupe R (4) on 14 Jun 2018

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By Silvia B (91) on 14 Jun 2018

Awful waste of time. Not one character is likable, dialogue is boring, and the nearly three-hour idiotic film had virtually no editing. Pathetic,…

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By Mark Peranson (16) for Cinema Scope (405) on 14 Nov 2017

Of all the notable omissions in the Cannes awards this year, zilch for Maren's Ade's third feature Toni Erdmann stands out as the most egregious…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 04 Nov 2017

Never predictable and always genuine, Ade brilliantly captures what it's like to be the frustrated daughter of a loving-but-inappropriate father…

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By D R (235) on 04 Jan 2018

Too long! Boring. And faaaar toooo long…

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By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Both lead actors are good, with Huller especially adept at depicting how mechanically Ines buries so much frustration, loneliness, anger and…

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By Alvaro D (43) on 29 Nov 2018

Special movie about parent -child relation (the shame children can feel About their parents) and the hectic life of a carreer women…

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