I Have Never Forgotten You

"In this obviously loving, respectful and generous documentary, Simon Wiesenthal is presented as a lone warrior on the trail of Nazi war criminals. While the bias is evident, it doesn't detract from the film's compelling and compleat portrait of a man whose formidable determination was made admirable by his refusal to engage in revenge."

"Mr. Wiesenthal and other survivors are rarely allowed to recount the horrors of concentration camp life without the filmmaker's reflexively cutting to atrocity footage. The tactic seems meant to jolt jaded viewers out of their complacency. But it eventually has the opposite effect, turning some of the most disturbing images ever recorded into the cinematic version of gratuitous exclamation points."

"An outstanding, deeply moving cinebiography."

"Although the film is not innovative as a documentary, it does a solid job examining how Wiesenthal's personal traits -- particularly his optimism and adamant belief in the rule of law -- enabled him to turn grief and fear into energy."

"A remarkable if reverential and occasionally cloying portrait of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal."

"Just as manipulative is Lee Holdridge's sickly, schmaltzy score which insults the viewer by trying to tell you how to feel. It's unnecessary, much like a lot of Nicole Kidman's voice-over. The interviews show just what a great storyteller Wiesenthal was and he should have been left to do it himself. Still, despite these annoyances, Never Forgotten is a compelling look at the man some described as the Jewish James Bond."

"Director Richard Trank has forged a compelling documentary from archive footage of WWII, past Wiesenthal interviews, and the memories of his friends. What emerges is a portrait not only of a man who worked tirelessly for justice, but who profoundly shaped the way we view post-conflict reconstruction; Wiesenthal's insistence that war criminals should face "justice, not vengeance", and that it is our moral duty to record crimes against humanity, are now echoed by the workings of the International Criminal Court at the Hague. A tragic, inspiring film."