PodBill Just what I expected

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

mnynvrlp Just watched "Look Who's Back" which I expected to be a full-blown comedy satire, as a movie it's very smart with tons of cultural references and is very funny in general.But the movie also commented on real-life political situations or climates in Germany and Europe. going as far as mixing real people and their reactions in the movie alongside the actors and their acting.This movie was a funny, smart, thrilling, yet pretty genuinely chilling piece of cinema. So many scenes serve as mirrors and reflect on our mindsets as a society.It's better than Downfall and is probably the best movie-documentary I've ever watched.Totally recommending this movie to anyone knowledgeable of history, cultural references and socio-politics matters who wants to have a laugh, yet a very serious and surreal experience.

Better_TV This movie provides pretty much what it advertises: "Borat"-like scenes of actor Oliver Masucci, in full Adolf Hitler getup, hilariously and sometimes terrifyingly interacting with real-life German citizens. Some are happy to see Hitler; some are angry. It's all undeniably entertaining, and perhaps there's some social value to these proceedings as well.Outside of that, there's a thin plot about a cowardly filmmaker, played by Fabian Busch, whose career prospects aren't looking too good... until he finds a very committed Hitler method actor who seems to have materialized out of thin air in a local park. Busch's associates at a failing German TV network (Christoph Maria Herbst and Katja Riemann) soon realize this Hitler lookalike is a boon for their ratings... until it becomes apparent that he may not be an actor after all.It's predictable for the first two thirds, but the final third gets a bit trippy and surreal, which I very much appreciated. And the film has some surprisingly touching and dramatic scenes sprinkled in amid all the goofy comedy - this is Hitler, after all, and the crimes he committed are directly addressed in a serious way.While those serious and dramatic bits sometimes clash with the comedic ones, overall this is a fun, unique German satire that should keep you entertained and may even make you think (plus it'll scratch a particular itch for those who love Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat"). I'm looking forward to watching it again.

ihtpsswrds Comedic and searing. This film makes an important point about human nature and the corruption of power. Every citizen of every country should watch this film ... and keep a mirror handy.

William-of-Baskerville This movie touches an interesting topic, based on the book 'Er ist wieder da', where Hitler awakes 70 years after his death in Berlin, alive and kicking. Although this is marked a comedy, and has some funny moments, it is not really a comedy. And that also means it lacks goal; the movie does not really know what it wants to be. Comedy? Thriller? Documentary? Propaganda? The movie is carried by the good performance of the lead actor playing Hitler. As the movie progresses, it's becoming more and more a political commentary, but unfortunately of the cheap kind. One could say that as political commentary it slides into the same manipulative propaganda it condemns in Hitler ('I play people like the piano'). This movie could have been better if it had chosen for a clear direction (e.g. political commentary, or philosophical challenge to the value of democracy). Although OK, it struggles to rise above B-film status.