Review of Downfall (2004) by Robert O — 03 Nov 2009
The movie was very well done except for the fact that they chose the wrong actors for Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels.
Bruno Gans is a good actor, but he is not Adolf Hitler. I have listened to hours of Hitler speeches and seen many videos/pictures of Hitler, and Gans does not even come close to looking or sounding like Hitler, except in some shots taken from a distance. Gans has the wrong nose, the wrong eyes, and the wrong brow. He has the wrong accent and the wrong voice! That was a downer, but I knew there was no way they could find anyone close, so I wasn't too suprised. The worst thing was that you can't even understand Gans when he goes into the typical raging Hitler routine. He shouts like a maniac and his speech is slurred and unclear. I seriously doubt that the real Hitler would have ever sounded like some angry, back-alley drunk.
The other big disappointment was the guy they got to play Joseph Goebbels. Wrong look, wrong voice again. Historians should help them choose the actors!!!
The rest of the movie gives a pretty good idea of how things were in the last days. It could have been a great movie, but ended up being an average movie due to the choice of the wrong actors.
This review of Downfall (2004) was written by Robert O on 03 Nov 2009.
Downfall has generally received very positive reviews.
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