Lili Marleen 1981

Vincent Canby, New York Times: What is new for a Fassbinder work is that the film is far more entertaining to watch than it is interesting to speculate about. That means it's a disappointment. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The meanings are banal and the pace is heavy, but Fassbinder's use of color -- as throughout his late period -- is superb. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It has a wicked sense of humor, displayed in Fassbinder's two favorite opposites, understatement and hyperbole. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Read more

Gary Arnold, Washington Post: Fassbinder repeatedly depicts the song comforting lonely soldiers and then accompanying scenes of carnage. The devastating effect boomerangs. Read more