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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriAkin holds nothing back, and Kruger, starring in a German film for the first time in her career, brings the grief and anger and pain to life — never overdoing any of it, yet refusing to submerge it.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungFollowing the fizzle of his coming-of-ager Goodbye Berlin (Tschick) last year, Fatih Akin bounces back and bounces high with an edge-of-seat thriller inspired by xenophobic murders in Germany by a Neo-Nazi group.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreLike life after a murder, there is no “happy” ending, no thrilling feeling of justice served. In the Fade is that rare thriller which finds more to mull over in the culture clash — within Germany, within the Turkish expatriate community, and between German justice and American expectations, between German storytelling and Hollywood endings.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergDiane Kruger’s powerhouse performance in her first German-language production goes a long way toward compensating for the narrative’s dip into overly crystalline waters.
- 67The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorIt’s a solid stab at the socially conscious mainstream flick for Akin, especially after he faltered somewhat with his last political film.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThere's something highly familiar about the material and although it is artful and occasionally powerful, Akin and co-screenwriter Hark Bohm have constructed their story without straying far from countless other versions of the same thing.
- 50The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicSadly, the core of ‘Fade’ is essentially banal, and the narrative is too blunt and inert to make any kind of lasting impression.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIn the Fade is executed with precision, particularly the third act, in which the film morphs into a tense yet unconvincing revenge thriller.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawFatih Akin’s mediocre revenge drama In the Fade is the TV movie of the week: feebly uncontentious and un-contemporary.