My Neighbor Adolf

Unfortunately, more bland than broad humor otherwise stands in for Polsky and Herzog’s personalities.

The picture simply isn’t pitched in a light enough tone to work as comedy, and the “mystery” isn’t mysterious enough to come off either. A reach for “shared humanity” rings hollow.

The film at once wrings this premise for whimsical absurdism and slow-burn suspense, on each side vulgarizing the memory of the Holocaust.

While the lead actors are clearly committed, the movie gives them little to do besides exchange verbal invective.