1. This Ludlum-esque political thriller... might be funny if it wasn't exploiting such a serious topic as the Holocaust.
2. The film is rather unbelievable, even though it's based on real-life tales of the Vichy Milice.
3. The Statement elicits more yawns than gasps and plays like a second-rate rerun from Sunday afternoon television.
4. 'Rome,' 'Paris,' 'Provence,' 'London' -- labels like these pop up so often in The Statement you're not sure if you're watching a movie or reading a map. But a map would be more compelling.
5. This is a creaky, obsolete sort of film, not an instant classic, but an instant antique.
6. Little more than a rote pursuit thriller.
7. Seems more an excuse to attack a target than an exercise in solid storytelling.
8. Ends up being tedious.
9. Plodding and predictable.
10. not all roses, but it's a decent, well-made thriller of the sort that we don't get much anymore... It's tempting to say that we're getting Caine's best work only now.
What is the consensus?
The movie bores despite a splendid performance by Michael Caine.