Review of Defiance (2008) by A.o. Scott for The New York Times — 09 Jul 2009
Defiance presents itself as an explicit correction of the cultural record, a counterpoint to all those lachrymose World War II tales of helplessness and victimhood.
This is a perfectly honorable intention, but the problem is that, in setting out to overturn historical stereotypes of Jewish passivity, Mr. Zwick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Clayton Frohman) ends up affirming them.
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This review of Defiance (2008) was written by A.o. Scott and published by The New York Times on 09 Jul 2009.
Defiance has generally received positive reviews.
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