SummarySet in Hungary during the final months of World War II, a young man (Jonas Armstrong) sets out to find his displaced family by using a stolen Nazi uniform to pose as an officer.
Directed By:Mark Schmidt
Written By:Kenny Golde, Richard Lasser, Jack Snyder
Walking with the Enemy
Metascore
Mixed or Average
44
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
44
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
73% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Apr 23, 2014
75
Walking With the Enemy is a powerful piece of filmmaking that examines history and heroism with big-screen artistry, imagination and thrills.
Apr 24, 2014
60
Motivated by an earnest need to inspire, Schmidt's debut suffers from stiffness but improves as it goes, the tension of its plot overcoming many dramatic failings.
Apr 24, 2014
50
A simple retelling of these stories would have been more dramatic, more effective and more powerful.
Apr 24, 2014
50
Does not sink to the bathos of Roberto Benigni’s Oscar-winning film (“Life Is Beautiful”), but it does reduce a period of irredeemable horror to the heroics of a single person.
Apr 23, 2014
50
After Walking with the Enemy, two hours and four minutes of torture, rape and mass shootings, you’ll feel you’ve been tested, too.
Apr 23, 2014
40
As with many other WWII films, it takes genuinely stirring source material -- a young Hungarian man poses as a Nazi to find his dislocated family -- and reduces it to its most shopworn components.
Apr 24, 2014
20
While a noble, inspiring story, the filmmaking is blunt rather than intelligent.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
50% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
33% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
17% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
May 6, 2014
7
Inspired by a true story, this film follows a brave young man (Jonas Armstrong) who poses as a **** officer to save other Jews in Budapest. This well-constructed (if not somewhat formulaic) film depicts German cruelty and the bravery of those who stood up to them. It's attractively shot, well acted and directed with passion. Although the drama sometimes gets a bit heavy-handed, it remains an absorbing fim with a charismatic leading man. My minor beefs: everyone speaks with accents (in their own language!) and Armstrong always has a 5 o'clock shadow (which the **** would never tolerate).
Sep 22, 2017
6
This film is not bad. But it is only okay. Compared to films like schindler's list I would say to watch that instead of this. But still not bad. It's okay.
Production Company:
- Castel Film Romania
- Liberty Studios
Release Date:Apr 25, 2014
Duration:2 h 4 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:A hero emerges.
Awards
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
