83
Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasFar from the solemn earnestness of most Holocaust documentaries, Fighter addresses the war and its oft-toxic reverberations with refreshing impudence and candor.
- 90Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinProbably more terse than it needs to be, but the dramatic line has an elegance and drive that reinforces the unexpected turns of the story.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIn juxtaposing two extraordinary personal histories, it ponders in a refreshingly original way unanswerable questions about memory, imagination, history and that elusive thing we call truth.
- 88New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBar-Lev has created a film remarkable in its ability to capture both the worst and best of human nature.
- 88New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanPowerful, provocative and often surprisingly funny, this may be the year's outstanding documentary.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDirector Amir Bar-Lev finds a way to mix the personal, the philosophical and the historical into a complex human document, something that's funny, moving and sad.
- 80TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThis exciting, ultimately bittersweet, film was shot cheaply on video, but is nevertheless filled with moments of artistry and invention.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn this movie the war is not quite over. For those who survived it, maybe it will never be.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIn the end, Fighter, despite its newsreel footage, is less a document of wartime experience than of the mentality one needs to maintain in order to be a fighter.
- 50Chicago ReaderFred CamperChicago ReaderFred CamperThe film does offer a good deal of engaging dark humor.