...in all of its 162-minute glory...

| Dec 6, 2023

It would appear, from what I’ve written, that there’s nothing I dislike about this film and a great deal I esteem about it — a second viewing, it seems likely, will have me joining everyone freaking out over it.

| Jan 17, 2023

Huller and Simonischek are absolutely brilliant.

| Nov 4, 2021

Like the serious-minded daughter in the story, the audience's expectations are wonderfully challenged and satisfyingly upended by Toni Erdmann.

| Nov 4, 2021

There are no moments where the machinations of the plot become too obvious and slow. Not bad for a movie that runs 2 hours and 42 minutes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 13, 2021

Has no real payoff other than spending time with two fascinating characters. For me that was enough.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2021

Toni Erdmann is the fastest and funniest 164 minute film you'll ever see; [director Maren] Ade steers her story with a confident hand.

| Feb 17, 2021

It's amazingly acted, best written film I've seen this year.

| Feb 14, 2021

...sad, lovely, affirming, aspirational and one of the year's best movies...

| Jan 4, 2021

There are genuinely gut-busting moments in Toni Erdmann, and the emotional payoff of watching Winfried's and Ines's relationship grow does make the experience worth the time and effort.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 24, 2020

This brilliant film represents the cost paid to build originality in a way that is almost close to a masterpiece. It has caused us emotions and at the same time it has made us reflect deeply. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jun 27, 2020

The leads are terrific.

| Jun 8, 2020

A subtle yet affecting exploration of modern life values.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 23, 2020

The actors test each other in this splendid chamber piece with a seamless narrative in which Ade lets the characters run wild.

| Mar 13, 2020

The deadpan comedy is pleasant, even sharp at times, but the length is absurd. The film aims to criticize European corporations that favor efficiency and rules over the human factor, hardly a groundbreaking topic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 28, 2020

Toni Erdmann is a great example of a film that should have been considered for more than just the foreign category at the Oscars.

| Original Score: A | Oct 21, 2019

As funny as this film is, it is also touching.

| Aug 30, 2019

Toni 's relationship with the spectator is a continuous struggle of encounter and disagreement in his attempts to capture that connection through his humor. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 16, 2019

Spectacularly engrossing and emotionally generous, the near three hour venture sounds slight when described... Neither mawkish nor sentimental, the characterizations here are phenomenal.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 23, 2019

With all due respect to Emma Stone ("La La Land"), Sandra Huller gave the best lead actress performance of 2016.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 12, 2019