In the Fade - Kuin tyhjästä

Diane Kruger is completely out of this world here. Her depressive states got right under my skin in a way, that hasn’t happened to me with a movie for a while. Likewise, the theme is very current, interesting, and in the full context of the modern period very telling. More than the movie, I was focused on the mental state of Diane’s character, which was gradually mentally collapsing like a house of cards and I was at the edge of my seat every minute. However, the movie goes into the consequences and so it also points out how problematic the German judiciary system is. I personally didn’t get what else they were expecting. I didn’t give it 5 stars possibly only because of how bad I felt after watching the movie. Injustice is a bitch. (08.11.2018)

A powerful experience that isn’t carried by a precisely researched, but still a bit manipulative screenplay, but above all humble directing and a fantastic performance by Diane Kruger. Thanks to her, the "silent avenger" becomes a being of flesh and bone, with whom we can sympathize until an extremely shocking decision at the end. The subject of right-wing terrorism may act as an irritant in a time of Islamist assassins, but Akin has dealt with a completely relevant subject - and he has dealt with it very well. (27.05.2017)

A depressing as fuck and unexpectedly great film. The excellent Diane Kruger loses her son and husband in a bomb attack, which results in incredible pressure and stress from the police and a subsequent trial where I couldn't breathe. Excellent dialogue, perfect acting, stifling atmosphere and a shocking finale. Good job by the Germans. 80%. (19.08.2018)

If you watch it just once, In the Fade is a decent drama, but without a unique style or any deeper messages despite the graveness of its topic. I found the ending to be too simplified, serving only as the easiest way to get out of the situation without leaving the audience with any lingering impressions. [Cannes] (02.06.2017)

So emotionally impressive and tiring that it can get under your skin in a disturbing way “what if this happened to you". It is not a problem to ignore the fact that especially during the trial, it has glaring (extremely obvious) logical lapses (the origin of the new round, other witnesses, cameras, counter-arguments about a fake stay, etc.), just to have the screenwriting anti-system puppeteer coveted a shocking verdict. This is followed by the final act, where it gradually goes idle, fizzles out until it completely fades away. It has an effective final, but it is quite morally (on several levels) problematic due to its message. The whole third chapter seems like “we don't know where to go next, so at least we'll take a trip to the sea for a few filming days, maybe something will happen". From a personal film about loss, it suddenly turns into kind of a genre movie about revenge in an art-sophisticated style. The only strong points of the third act are (throughout the footage) the phenomenal performance of the devastated Diane and the discovery that the cold and damp Greek resorts outside the tourist season have a captivating “neo-noir" atmosphere. (11.02.2019)