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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThis mesmerizing morality play, rich in rare archival footage and complete with heroic Allied saviors, merits a full-fledged arthouse run before reaching larger PBS and cable auds.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceImpressive in scope if unremarkable in style, The Rape of Europa provides a chronology of World War II as it was experienced by "David," "Mona Lisa," and other artistic treasures the Nazis plundered.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirAll in all, an exciting and terrifying new perspective on an era you probably thought you understood.
- 80L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyIt’s a History Channel or PBS special that’s leaped the fence from the boob tube onto the big screen. And it’s riveting.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA surprisingly vast and involving topic.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonFascinating facts and testimony.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleWith impressive clarity and sweep, The Rape of Europa recounts the Nazi theft and destruction of European art and architecture.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA veteran who was in the Allied force trying to drive Germans out of a landmark Italian monastery asks, "What is more important, a great piece of art or a human life?" That it has taken more than 60 years to get this incredible story told answers the question.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanUnfortunately, most of the two-hour documentary is devoted to annotating what the Nazis stole for both their state and personal collections. The movie doesn't dramatize this crime -- it catalogs it. With deadening monotony.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoUninspired in style, and Joan Allen's narration is dry.