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Critics' score based on 26 reviews.
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Proves acutely subtle. But its question of what we forgive art in the face of atrocity and immorality is one for the ages.Full Review

Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

In compelling, suspenseful fashion, Taking Sides illuminates brilliantly the dilemma of a great, world-renowned artist flourishing in a totalitarian regime.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

Sparked by the actors' powerful performances, Arnold's moral absolutism and Furtwängler's lofty aestheticism make for a dramatically compelling clash.Full Review

Stephen Holden
The New York Times

The movie is both interesting and unsatisfying. The Keitel performance is over the top, inviting us to side with Furtwangler simply because his interrogator is so vile.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

Its soul rests in Skarsgard's performance, a powerful mixture of buttoned-down anger and personal disappointment that combines the filmmaker's self-questioning with the real-life character's conflict.Full Review

Derek Elley
Variety
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