Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

Watching Invincible was a singular experience for me, because it reminded me of the fundamental power that the cinema had for us when we were children. The film exercises the power that fable has for the believing.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

The period is evoked with care and imagination, and the film glows with Peter Zeitlinger's cinematography. It has some bravura images and surreal moments typical of Herzog, and composers Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt have contributed a lovely score.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

If Invincible is soft at the center, its visual grandeur and mostly full-blooded performances make it gripping, for this eminent German director has pulled off the tricky feat of elevating a true story into a larger-than-life allegory.

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

An extraordinary story uniquely suited to Herzog's abilities, it eventually becomes easy to accept Ahola as a nearly mute witness to the obsessives around him, most immediately Tim Roth in a striking performance as Ahola's employer.

Chicago Reader by J. R. Jones

Though Ahola's acting is unschooled, to say the least, Herzog shrewdly uses his blunt sincerity to counterpoint Roth's spectacularly icy performance.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

Erratically acted and, at times, clumsily written.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Liam Lacey

Invincible lacks Herzog's usual visual and intellectual panache, and is afflicted by weak English-language acting, which makes it more of a career curio than a major work.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea

Invincible works, simply but provocatively, as a parable about the oppressed and the oppressors, victimhood and fanaticism.

Boston Globe by Wesley Morris

Is a mellowed Herzog to be believed?

Film Threat

There are some realistic, scary themes at work here that make it worth a look.

L.A. Weekly by Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

A wonderful movie. For every misstep there are the sublime expressions of agony and ecstasy of which Herzog is a master.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Herzog has certainly found a fascinating subject, but he does surprisingly little with it, especially considering the 135- minute running time.

Variety by David Stratton

This potentially intriguing story winds up being dull and at times faintly silly.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

It's depressing to see how far Herzog has fallen.