Review of Europa Europa (1990) by David H — 23 Mar 2005

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER- I love Pedro Almodovar, and I have such trouble putting the films I see of his in order of how much I like them, because I love all. He?s such a unique storyteller, and has just an amazing vision for his films. One of the best directors working today, and I feel like I can say that even though I?ve only seen three of his films. Those three films all garner a 10/10 from me, though.

THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR- I really wanted to see this film when it was released in theatres last year, but never got around to it. It?s a shame, because it?s such a beautiful film that it deserves to be seen on the big screen. THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR is about the falling about of a marriage because of the death of two children, which is something I?ve never experiences before. I?ve never really experienced death even, but for some reason I was able to identify with the characters in this film so much. All the acting in the film is great, and Kim Basinger has never looked more beautiful.

THE GRIFTERS- An awesome film about conning. I think films about conning in general are usually pretty good. THE GRIFTERS follows three people, with three different types of cons, played by John Cusack, Annette Bening, and Angelica Huston. All three were pretty good, but Bening and Cusack really shine in this one.

EUROPA, EUROPA- A WWII drama about a guy who has to hide his penis all the time. Literally. Hah. So yeah, he?s a Jew pretending to be German, and works in the Nazi army to save his life. And it?s all based on real life, which makes the film so much better. If I didn?t know this actually happened, there is now way I?d believe it. So I think this film really needs to be checked out just to see what one man goes through just to stay alive. Well, not only that, it?s an awesome film to boot! I don?t think you?ll ever see Hitler and Stalin dancing together in any other film. Feel free to correct me if I?m wrong.