Outstanding Kinski performance in an excellent screen version of one of the greatest of all German plays. It is economically directed, with deliberate slowness, but this is appropriate, since it allows us to concentrate on Woyzeck's disintegration, intensifying the pity and horror of this small tragedy.

There's not much of the beautiful cinematography you'd expect of Herzog here. It is, however, exactly what you'd expect of Kinski: a riveting, remarkable performance. His eyes, posture, and presence have such power behind them. The dialogue is excellent, with a hint of very dry humour adding to, without trying to lift, the mood. The score is perfect. It fits every scene so well, and is used fleetingly to really emphasize its power. Not Herzog's technical best, but one of his most engrossing.

It certainly has its moments (especially the ending) but even for a film that's only 82 minutes, it really drags its feet and feels like a muddled, disjointed mess. Kinski isn't bad but he isn't given much to work with either. I did enjoy the look of the film and the music is excellent, but it doesn't really come together that well.

My favorite Herzog film. On first viewing I didn't quite grasp the dialogue, but over a few viewings it becomes clear that the dialogue is purposeful and important to the action. Woyzeck isn't sane but he has an order to his thoughts. This, combined with exhaustion, leads him to his action which is actually spoken about from the very first lines. In this way this movie is a circle.

A part of me likes the operatic slowness of it, such as the ending, which isn't the way you'd expect Kinski to play it. It's a performance with very repressed madness, for once. There's also a few amusing moments where Woyzeck's superiors make fun of him. Mostly though, it's a stagy, dull disappointment.

How it compares to the other Herzog/Kinski films shouldn't matter. A solid movie with yet another great Kinski performance.

creepy stuff, amazing use of music

It's hardly among Herzog's best (he's much better when he's shooting in the middle of the jungle rather than in the middle of a peaceful German town), but Kinski and the ending take it above average.

The climatic scene is as good a reminder as any of why Herzog and Kinski are among the greatest artists in the history of film. That scene made this otherwise disappointing film worth watching for me. Since it's an adaptation of a play, it's probably not that strange that the dialogue is theatrical at times, but it still annoyed me, because I don't like plays. I liked the costumes and the music though. The message will probably never lose its relevance.

78.375

this movie sucks, however Kinski is God.

Kinski makes this movie watchable. His performance is brilliant. Unfortunately, nothing about the rest of the film even comes close to matching him. The direction feels restrained and stilted. The story feels random and meaningless. But when all is said and done the film does have a quiet melancholy charm about it that I kind of appreciate, but I just needed a little more to like about it.

Kinski's facial expressions radiate a calm intensity setting fire on the screen; Herzog's peculiarly focused glance at his protagonist communicate intangible matters vaguely but persistently, suggesting the paranormal and phantasmal in Woyzeck's perplexed mental reality through some confidentially poetic dialogue(/monologues) and deliberately claustrophobic mise-en-scène. Kinski's face scream throughout, and Herzog know how to pay attention. Oddly lyrical and delicious.

A depressing little movie. A minor work in the context of Herzog's early filmography, but pretty decent and pleasant to look at.

The worst of the Herzog/Kinski movies, but that's not a bad thing. Kinski is terrific. I was a little let down with the photography, but I don't know whether or not I should blame it on the setting, but still very good, and the performances were terrific. It's a good length. Worth a look.

Klaus Kinski is given practically nothing to do except spew meaningless crazy gibberish. When the film tries to be funny it's worth only the mildest of chuckles, and when it tries to be serious it's laughably overdramatic. It's boring up until the last 5 minutes. There are very few of those Herzog "magic moments" here (Kinski running through the fields is the only one that comes to mind). On the plus side, it's got a lovely musical score.

Not a favorite of mine, but I like the look and feel of the film, and music is awesome.

I desperately wanted to appreciate this, even re-watching the first hour to make sure I was Properly Appreciating The Art. But, depsite my best intentions (and the fact that Kinski is often fun to watch), this film is just extremely, extremely boring.

Woyzeck seems kind of simple compared to the rest of Herzog's work. It's full of themes that are common with Herzog, but the presentation isn't as bold or interesting. It still has some really strong moments (all of which are heightened by the fantastic score), which still makes the film satisfying but not quite complete.

Solid Herzog. You can tell it was thrown together quickly. If I have to come up with a flaw I'd say it's a tad boring, and if I had to come up with something really positive, I'd agree with the people who said the score.

You expect the climax, but it's still surprising how beautifully it's done & the denouement too (I always say "oh goody!" to myself as I wait for a Herzog ending). But the rest of the movie dragged for me and lacked Herzog's usual sparkle.

Dull for Herzog. Has its moments though.

If it wasn't for Herzog everbody would rate this as a crappy movie.