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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterBiased as journalism but engrossing as a movie, this documentary about a controversial Holocaust figure should be taken with a grain of kosher salt.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIf you know the name Rezso Kasztner, you won't need any encouragement to see Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis. If you don't, that is even more reason to see this documentary on the strange and compelling life and death of one of the most morally complex figures to come out of the Holocaust.
- 63Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThere’s no question that Kasztner has vastly more significance for the historian. Eckstein, a grim footnote to history, has much more for the artist.
- 50VarietyVarietyFrequently cutting away from storylines just before they peak and returning to them too much later, odd editing/structural choices never let the picture build up a satisfying head of steam. Overall look is just slightly better than homevideo.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe film leaves you with a sense that Kastner’s name is a casualty of rhetorical crossfire.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceRoss is very good at teasing out the politics behind Kasztner's shifting fortunes, not to mention his murky ambitions. But closure is the last thing that's needed here.