Der Räuber 2010

Mike Hale, New York Times: The rare mash-up of genre material - in this case kinetic, on-the-run caper - and art-house sensibility that's actually enjoyable, up to a point. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: Some viewers might give the movie a few extra points for its retro vibe of taciturn badassedness. Read more

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: This story of real-life Austrian criminal Johann Kastenberger is both tranquil and gripping. Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: To make a protagonist this blank engaging, a filmmaker needs the artistry of Jean-Pierre Melville, or the kineticism of William Friedkin. The Robber's writer-director, Benjamin Heisenberg, has neither. Read more

Janice Page, Boston Globe: Armed with a screenplay adapted from a Martin Prinz novel based on a true story, writer-director Benjamin Heisenberg has crafted something as serious, quietly determined, and surprisingly compelling as his criminal protagonist. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: A film as lean and taut as its marathon-winning title character. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Benjamin Heisenberg's thriller ends with a chase across highways and through woods that will give viewers adrenaline highs of their own. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: The Robber is powerful stuff. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Here is a well-made movie with insufficient interest in its hero. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The film boasts several turbocharged chase-and-escape sequences, alongside understated character analysis. Read more

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "The Robber" is artfully done but emotionally remote. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: A nimble, dynamic character study of a fiercely guarded loner on the run. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: "The Robber" is one of the most abstemious thrillers in recent memory. Read more