Junge's testimony is a salutary reminder that Hitler was like other people in ways, and that the evil he manifested could visit us again if more civilized humans don't remain watchful.
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
This bracing portrait of a woman who painfully accepts her responsibility as a citizen is a revelation.
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Junge's testimony about the last days in Hitler's bunker will fascinate the layperson, but it adds little to what is already known by historians.
If Junge's first-hand recollections aren't always visually stimulating, they're still more illuminating than most cinematic re-creations of the era.
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Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Most important, Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary makes us wonder, in a very human sense, about the various blinders we all adopt to make our peace with life.
The movie, in the end, is devastating because of the banality it reveals, and because its terseness and plainness cut a mass killer down to size.
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New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Not a very visually interesting documentary its simply one head talking to the audience, with no film clips, photographs or other diversions. But its awfully hard to turn away.