Friday, February 20, 2009

The Reader (2008)

This was a great movie. The details and the intricacies of every character in this movie really helped progress the story better than the actual plot did. The performances in the movie may have been better than the film itself, but it was still a great movie.

Kate Winslet was amazing as Hanna, the woman who Michael (David Kross/Ralph Fiennes) falls for over the course of one summer. Michael does not find out about Hanna past until later in the movie, which then brings up a moral dilemma for him. Without going into too much detail, she's a Nazi but he stills feels for her.

While Winslet gave an Oscar-worthy performance, the real breakthrough performance was the young Michael, David Kross. I thought he gave an underrated performance as a boy torn between his brain and his heart. It is kind of heavy, so if you're having a bad day, this may make you feel worse. Otherwise, I recommend this.

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