[A] formulaic but solid Cold War-style spy thriller, with North Korea pinch-hitting for the Soviet Union.
– Scott Foundas,
Village Voice,
12 Feb 2013
rotten:
The story feels fairly perfunctory - not to mention unnecessarily knotty - but the well-connected leads do their best to ground it.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb 2013
rotten:
The Berlin File benefits from gritty surroundings that add a cold war realism to this otherwise confusing tale of conflicted loyalties and secret agendas.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
14 Feb 2013
fresh:
As soon as "The Berlin File" takes flight with its exhilarating action set pieces, memories of any muddles evaporate amid the tension and vivid engagement with settings, from courtyards to fields.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
14 Feb 2013
rotten:
There is something sharp, exciting and more original tucked within "The Berlin File" - and it is in moments a sleek, crackling film - but it all feels somehow misshapen.