San Francisco Chronicle

He was so good at his job he was awarded an honorary knighthood by the British and the Iron Cross II by the Nazis. Talk about playing both sides!

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

Edmon Roch's Garbo the Spy is an engrossing documentary that is itself largely a work of the director's imagination.

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

Even without the fine psychological shading, Garcia's story is a doozy.

San Francisco Chronicle by G. Allen Johnson

He was so good at his job he was awarded an honorary knighthood by the British and the Iron Cross II by the Nazis. Talk about playing both sides!

Los Angeles Times

Takes a fittingly inventive approach to the story of an operative whose MI5 code name reflected his supreme talents as an actor.

Village Voice

Some of this footage feels like filler, but Roch's concept is strong: He's creating a dialogue between the fictions Pujol created to help win the war and the fictions Hollywood created to memorialize that victory.

The New York Times by Rachel Saltz

Edmon Roch has a great story to tell in Garbo the Spy, and he recounts it with the flair of a Hollywood spy movie: "Garbo" is dramatic, entertaining, even funny in parts.

Chicago Reader by Cliff Doerksen

Documentary maker Edmon Roch spins a zippy yarn of Pujol's improbable exploits from archival footage, talking heads, and clips from classic espionage dramas.

Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden

Takes a fittingly inventive approach to the story of an operative whose MI5 code name reflected his supreme talents as an actor.

Village Voice by Karina Longworth

Some of this footage feels like filler, but Roch's concept is strong: He's creating a dialogue between the fictions Pujol created to help win the war and the fictions Hollywood created to memorialize that victory.

Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy

The story told in Garbo: The Spy is so outlandish that you almost feel as if you're watching a mockumentary. But it appears to be entirely true.

New York Post by Kyle Smith

Fascinating though it is, the movie is thin on historical materials.

Slant Magazine by Glenn Heath Jr.

Using a whirlwind of archival footage, maps, and split screens, Edmon Roch conveys Juan Pujol Garcia's reign as Europe's premiere spy in a constantly fluid fashion, aesthetically mimicking his crafty and cagey nature.

The Hollywood Reporter

A true-life tale of espionage so brazen and crucial to World War II's outcome one marvels that it isn't better known; but the documentary would likely work better as a feature film.

Time Out by Keith Uhlich

The jarring juxtapositions only heighten the enigmatic air of the film's subject; even when he's right in front of us, he seems to be plotting his next wily act.