13 Minutes is a fine example of physical and moral courage from an unlikely source.

| Jun 5, 2020

13 Minutes has a distinct case of peaks and valleys in terms of holding my interest, but there were enough unique and interesting touches to give it a mild recommendation.

| May 11, 2020

Elser is an ocean lapping on to the beach. From above the sea is calm and serene, but underneath, the world swirls with chaos; Hirschbiegel's film replicates this to produce a fascinating, consuming drama.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 16, 2019

The problem with Oliver Hirschbiegel's 13 Minutes is ultimately the weight of history... It hamstrings the drama.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2019

When 13 Hours focuses on the assassination attempt and the interrogation, it is at it's best -- a bare-bones thriller that is interesting and engaging.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 1, 2019

Gripping, shocking, and ultimately very moving, a true equal to Downfall.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2018

It is refreshing, heart breaking but, surprisingly, uplifting to know that individuals like Georg Elser existed and hopefully still exist.

| Aug 22, 2018

There's something special about movies made of unknown stories based on the lives of people who have remained anonymous for decades. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 14, 2018

The bottom line about Elser's story -- and this perhaps explains why he remains an obscurity -- is that it petered out. After starting with a bang, so does 13 Minutes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 22, 2017

This concerns an attack on the Führer's life, on November 8, 1939... Told in beautifully layered flashback, this is not just the story of what happened that night but of the events that led up to it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2017

We need a stark reminder of what evil can come of this, and the risks that the average person takes - and should take - to fight against the attempt to raise this power again.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 8, 2017

13 Minutes particularizes the inhumanity through one man's action.

| Aug 29, 2017

"13 Minutes" is a salute to a man who acted when so many of his countrymen turned a blind eye, out of ignorance or self-interest, until it was too late. And it's a reminder, with a new nationalism on the rise around the globe, of the perils of inaction.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 28, 2017

Although it offers more of an intellectual than emotional experience, 13 Minutes is still an enjoyable film, particularly if you are interested in this period of history.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 18, 2017

Although "13 Minutes" is a period piece, it addresses issues that continue to resonate in society.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2017

In spite of a sound production, 13 Minutes has a difficult time creating total engagement with its audience.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 11, 2017

13 Minutes is a more hopeful counterpoint to Hirschbiegel's harsh portrayal of his homeland in Downfall, and a welcome homecoming for its director.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 10, 2017

Authoritarianism, and the silence that permits it, pops up from time to time in history, and 13 Minutes is a timely look at the heroism it takes to break that silence.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 10, 2017

Back in [Hirschbiegel's] element, he delivers a sturdy but routine biopic, one that works best as a political radicalization process film.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 10, 2017

[A] gripping, somber German-language drama based on actual events ...

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 8, 2017