It really lured me in... very interesting to see the way things play out.

| Oct 26, 2020

In the end, Requiem is something of a disappointment.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 16, 2018

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 15, 2007

A convincing portrayal of a helpless soul wavering between fear and faith, and the madness of murder being perpetrated in the name of Christ.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 10, 2007

What matters in Requiem amounts to the fine performances, Schmid's assured hand, and the magnificent rustic scenery.

| Mar 1, 2007

Sandra Hueller leads a fine cast and gives a textured performance as wallflower Michaela who is suddenly freed when she goes out into the world, only to be done in by her inner, psychosis-driven demons.

| Original Score: B | Dec 30, 2006

A tragic tale of teen rebellion and misplaced faith, this is a sober and sobering account of a young girl's untimely end, made enthralling by great performances and restrained direction.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

[Huller] combines the raw physicality of Michaela's seizures with an emotional confusion as she ponders the cause of her attacks and how to react to them.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Working from an economical and intelligent script by Bernd Lange , Schmid directs his first feature with the easy conviction that eluded the makers of the preposterous Emily Rose.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 24, 2006

A naturalistic and thrillingly powerful film, with a stand-out performance from Hller at its centre.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 21, 2006

The movie ends a little too abruptly, but it features a heartrending performance from Sandra Huller that brought her the best actress award at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

| Nov 18, 2006

Stage actress Sandra Huller delivers a stunning, understated performance...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 17, 2006

The nonsensationalistic results are also somewhat ho-hum -- and oddly less convincing than Friedkin's lurid mess, let alone the elegant satanism sagas of Tourneur and Polanski.

| Nov 16, 2006

The confusion and panic and everyday interactions in Requiem feel honest and true-to-life, which has nothing to do with how factual it is, or isn't.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 16, 2006

What cannot be debated is the strength of Huller's naturalistic lead performance, a frighteninglyn intense turn that brings to mind Emily Watson's work in Breaking the Waves.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 3, 2006

In lesser hands, Requiem would seem merely bleak, but Schmid makes a rigorously urgent and compelling film out of Michaela's odyssey.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2006

Based on the same story as The Exorcism of Emily Rose, this is a far more accurate and ultimately much more frightening version of events, with an award-winning performance from Huller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2006

Quietly devastating and unbearably moving, this is a soul-searching classic.

| Oct 30, 2006

[Sandra Hller's] intensity is so compelling you truly have no idea if those demons are real.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 25, 2006

Requiem isn't a horror movie so much as a thwarted coming-of-age story, like Carrie without the bloody reckoning.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Oct 20, 2006