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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithJan Ole Gerster’s deceptively slender character study has a complex undertow, subtly linking its wallflower anti-hero’s acceptance of his failings with his country’s wider atonement for its World War II past.
- 75McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreAn engaging take on a drifting character at an age when we’re all adrift.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenA delightfully unforced comedy with a sure grasp of character and setting.
- 60EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonA snappy, quirky German indie that will thrill fans of early Jim Jarmusch.
- 60Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonTime Out LondonTrevor JohnstonIt’s all rather charming, though, since leading man Schilling remains affable while never underselling this kindly yet feckless dropout’s sheer spinelessness.
- 60Village VoiceDanny KingVillage VoiceDanny KingGerster and Schilling are more successful when they allow Niko's behavior to be their main subject.
- 50Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardJan Ole Gerster seems infatuated with his main character, but to little avail beyond reveling in his aimless despair.
- 50The DissolveDavid EhrlichThe DissolveDavid EhrlichSporadically amusing and sprinkled with a fine silt of truth that helps elevate Niko above the movie around him, A Coffee In Berlin is at its best when it rolls up the blueprints and lets its hero figure things out for himself.
- 40The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinThis debut for German writer-director Jan Ole Gerster seemingly aims to transplant a mumblecore aesthetic into Berlin, with all the requisite aimless hipsters, whimsical touches and rambling narrative dips and dives; but someone forgot to add spontaneity or edge.