Herzog's camera is spot-on, as usual, and Tim Roth is great to watch.

Why have I never heard of this movie? It's great. If it wasn't Herzog I would never have sought it out. I counted one crab related fevered dream, and one chicken story that can be a metaphor for all of existence. God damn, Herzog is the man.

An interesting film that proves to be another gem from Herzog. I've become a big fan off Tim Roth in pretty much anything.

A curiosity. It's the first time I've seen a New German director tackle the subject of the Jewish Holocaust. It was a total commercial flop but Roger Ebert was crazy about it. It's a very simple, unsophisticated movie, but the characters are interesting and the plot is engaging. Roth and Gourari are good, but Ahola's performance as well as that of most of the supporting cast were underwhelming.

"...the naivete of his performance has a humbling effect on a film that, while entirely too long and short on sizzling imagery, is meant to be taken simply as folkloric." - Ed Gonzalez

Simple and interesting.

Intriguing, original fable is riveting until the second half which becomes somewhat ponderous and scattered, and the at times amateurish performance by Ahola becomes a liability. Nevertheless, Roth is magnificent and galvanising (the scenes of him plying his trade are almost literally hypnotic) and Herzog's stunning command of visuals are employed to terrific effect. A unique film, but I wish it had been a little more consistent.

58.500

This is clearly one of Herzog's weakest films, suffering from the restrictive and milquetoast nature of the biopic film. In its favour though, he still manages to create some compelling scenes and add his own personality to the material, particularly in the use of animals, a trademark of many of his films, to represent the characters and their place in the world, something which sticks out at its best here.

roth is good...film lags

Pretty good film.

I've long had it in my mind that this is one of the great, underappreciated Herzogs. On a second viewing, I guess that's not true, as it doesn't quite reach the heights of his best work. However, it does have its moments (the jellyfish, the crabs, all of the performance scenes), it's a compelling tale, and any accusations of bad acting are exaggerated. I very much enjoy Jouko Ahola's performance... he may not be a traditionally "good" actor, but neither is Bruno S.

Roosters and jellyfish and crabs, oh my! Seriously, though, this is a wonderful film.

A few of the performances aren't that great (although Roth is excellent), but the story is both interesting and memorable. The camera work and imagery is on par with Herzog's other work, and the score is exceptionally beautiful.

nothing spectacular, but certainly not a terrible movie. tim roth is a great actor, but he just didnt seem quite himself in this role.

Great score and amazing camera work.

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