The movie got another rating into the 90's on Rotten Tomatoes and I've spoken several times about my concerns with such movies. Universal appeal rarely results in a good experience for me. Oh, all the acting was superb. All the camera angles were great. The cinematographer was first-rate. The costumes were flawless. However, the story was pretty flat and dull.There are a scant few scenes where you're pulled into the story and then the monotone plot drones on almost immediately again. A couple of the scenes are problematic. For example, there's a scene where the main character is suddenly, without explanation, wisked out of the camp and taken to the home of the German officer running the project to meet his kids, his gushing wife and to drink his liquor.
The worst part of the music was the inane French music that was as inappropriate as a gansta rap soundtrack playing over "Casablanca". I swear at one point they had circus music going as someone was killed.
So, we're three months into 2008 without having seen a decent 2008 movie.
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I thought the movie was great.
It felt like time went by quickly. I am really happy that the movie didn't drag on the Nazi torture scenes, but concentrated on the lives of the men forced to enable the Nazi's. I didn't know that the Nazi's tried to disable the allies and also, an important fact was that Germany was running out of money for its war....*The US hasn't learned that lesson yet)
I guess no more Jews left to steal from.. Very enlightening, great movie. Bravo..Not dull at all.
I can see the value in the movie but think there are far better efforts out there. "The Pianist", "Shindler's List" and "Life Is Beautiful" jump to mind as films that, to me, deserve a 90+ rating. This film doesn't exist in the same universe as those films and that's my point about the 90+ rating.
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