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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe hell we see here isn’t heightened; it’s graphic and terrifying. Yet the greatest terror may be that it was necessary. Apocalypse ’45 is a haunting document of men who fought their way through hell to save all of us.
- 80TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondIt’s hard to say that any WWII film can feel fresh after decades of documentation, but Apocalypse ’45 finds a way to trade in the typical war-doc toolkit for something more personal and more striking.
- 80Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonThe material is often intimate, often heartbreaking.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreApocalypse ’45 is a cut above the boilerplate docs whipped up for the various “World War II” channels on TV.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonAlthough much of the footage is unseen, perhaps the freshest part of Apocalypse ’45 is hearing the veterans debate whether the U.S. should have dropped the atomic bombs, and how America has progressed in the decades since.
- 70The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThe New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanApocalypse ’45 knows that war is hell for everyone. But it’s difficult to escape the sense that, in this film’s view of history, America is top of mind.