Invincible 2001

Critics score:
54 / 100

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Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Invincible works, simply but provocatively, as a parable about the oppressed and the oppressors, victimhood and fanaticism. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: Though few will argue that it ranks with the best of Herzog's works, Invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: A tremendous piece of work. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: It's an unusual, thoughtful bio-drama with a rich subject and some fantastic moments and scenes. Read more

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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Feels less like a change in [Herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: It's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in Invincible and overlook its drawbacks. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Half-baked Herzog, though it has twinkles of theatrical purity that remind you of when his vision was grand. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: More of a career curio than a major work. Read more

Hazel-Dawn Dumpert, L.A. Weekly: Invincible is a wonderful movie. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Herzog's intentions are clearly noble, but unless you care to wait for the moments when Roth picks up the film and carries it on his back, back off. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Embellished with touches of magic realism and washed in a voluptuous quasi-Wagnernian score, Invincible, when at its best, is almost as seductive as Hanussen's games of smoke and mirrors. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie has the power of a great silent film, unafraid of grand gestures and moral absolutes. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A strange but oddly memorable film. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Remarkably accessible and affecting. Read more

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Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Herzog fails to find the visual heart of Zishe's story. Read more