Will Matthias Schweighöfer soon finally make the leap to Hollywood? For his appearance as weird safe cracker Ludwig Dieter In Zack Snyder’s Netflix blockbuster Army of the Dead, he was at least mainly celebrated internationally. The fans definitely want more of the character and they will soon get that on Netflix.
On Friday, Army of Thieves is coming to Netflix’s own Ludwig Dieter film, which, in addition to Schweighöfer in its iconic role, was also staged by the star himself. Instead of zombie action, the film relies on comedy and heist thrills. The first collected reviews for the prequel at Metacritic promise some entertaining fun, with some voices pretty devastating fail.
Some reviews beat up Matthias Schweighöfer’s new Netflix film
In his review for The A.V. Club Ignatiy Vishnevetsky writes very negatively that Army of Thieves not even easy, mindless entertainment for in between is. Due to the uninspired staging of Schweighöfer without feeling for rhythm, the Netflix film was a failure. Not even the star himself in his popular role can convince here:
And then there is the protagonist’s problem. Consistently uncomfortable and always annoying, Schweighöfer’s big-eyed Sebastian / Ludwig manages with big eyes, Maybe a real laugh from the two-hour running time of the film to scratch.
Check out the German trailer for Army of Thieves here:
Army of Thieves – Teaser Trailer (Deutsch) HD
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Pat Brown only awards one of four stars in his Slant-Kritik . In his extremely negative conclusion, he writes:
This expansion of a supposedly new Netflix franchise consists of one Accumulation of heist film clichésthat are probably too simplistic to function as children’s entertainment on their own, but still remain completely obscure in terms of their significance for the larger story world – in short, their entire raison d’etre.
Simon Abrams also puts the whole point of Army of Thieves in his negative review for The Wrap question:
There is no moment in Army of Thieves that illustrates why this film had to existespecially not when the characters need to either show what makes them unique or talk about their general behavior. There is some vague conversation about how everyone in the film, both protagonist and antagonist, role-plays, although nobody’s motives are clear or well-developed enough to make them personable.
There are also positive reviews of Matthias Schweighöfer’s Netflix film
In addition to the partly devastating reviews of Army of Thieves, there are also more positive voices. Kate Erbland writes for IndieWire for example that the Netflix movie from Matthias Schweighöfer’s charm and clever heists lives:
That means unique, clever, fast-paced heists, big twists and turns, and crucial revelations, and some really well done chase scenes (One in which Schweighöfer flees the police on a bicycle is silly, serious, special and fun – the best features of the film.)
Check out our video review of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead:
Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is a disappointment | After the snydercut things continue to be lame
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David Rooney also praises Army of Thieves in his criticism for the Hollywood Reporter and compare Schweighöfer’s eye for details as a director even with Wes Anderson. In his conclusion, he describes the film as a successful addition for fans of Zack Snyder’s Netflix blockbuster:
This is a nice movie, and although the script isn’t entirely convincing and some of the comedy is a bit sprawling, it holds up his sparkling sense of fun keep things going until a resolution links the story directly to Army of the Dead. Even if this prequel is completely different in tone and gives up the gore, fans of the first film should find an entertaining addition.
Army of Thieves you can from October 29th Stream just like Army of the Dead with a Netflix subscription.
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