...en elementært spændende historie om snyd og bedrag og skøre ideer med masser af interessante tvists i historien.

...en sjov og fascinerende spionfilm om de virkelige begivenheder, der skabte et af de største bluffnumre i moderne krigshistorie.

...an exceptionally made and acted war-time spy film.

...was ultimately a brilliant plan that saved thousands of Allied lives, it was also completely ridiculous — and thank God there was just enough space for ridiculous in certain war rooms.

... a gift to storytellers. It’s a minor but significant chapter of World War II that would seem far-fetched if it wasn’t, in fact, actual history...

...is watchable enough...