ðə ɡˈʊd dʒˈɜːmən ɹᵻsˈiːvd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli mˈɪkst ɹᵻvjˈuːz, wɪð mˈɛni kɹˈɪɾɪks kəmplˈeɪnɪŋ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz tˈuː ɹᵻlˈaɪənt ˌɔn stˈaɪl ænd dɪdnˌɑːt kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt ɔnðə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚz.
The Good German received generally mixed reviews, with many critics complaining that it was too reliant on style and did not concentrate on the building of characters.