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Lopezz

6Aug11

Herzog is capable of making great films and terrible films. This is somewhere in between, but it's definitely not one of his best. Some interesting surrealist scenes don't make up for the lack of interest of the whole.

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byavuz

14Jan11

Bizarre and ultimately, unsuccessful I think. But its still worth seeing a movie that buzzes with the same dreadful hypnosis the actors are under.

Christian Harding

5Jun10

Typical of any Werner Herzog film, the cinematography is wonderful. And the film as a whole is perfectly fine, but ultimately a bit of a disappointment, to me at least.

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Daniel S.

20Apr10

***1/2. I first watched this film in 1977 in a local theater and I still remember now that I was totally euphoric after the screening. I hadn't understood one scene of the film but its stunning cinematography and Herzog's handling of the most obscure and dark themes of German Romanticism had filled me with enthusiasm. The actors, hypnotized every morning by Herzog and a psychiatrist, seemed to have popped out of George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. It's 2010 now. I understand a lot better the script of the film because I've watched all the movies Werner Herzog shot before HEART OF GLASS, I still consider that some scenes of the film are, like the dance with the dead man. exceptional, but I'm not euphoric anymore. I'm getting old, I presume. Recommended.

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C-Mac

14Apr10

I can't even think too hard about the end of this movie without bawling my eyes out.

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fabridoss

13Jan10

Insanity, obsession and nature - Herzog's favorite subjects - are all here. However, it is interesting for 30 minutes, and then becomes a kind of smart-ass masturbation. Great ending, though.