Review of Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) by Howie V — 18 Jan 2011
Needed my bifocals, for the damn subtitles, but it was worth getting my German on. Wow, don't I feel like the butt munch. Right about the time the wall came down all I cared about was making weight and dominating at Tetris. Judging by the title I thought this would be one of those talking-head type of movies but Good Bye, Lenin! is an excellent example of showing and not telling.
"Alexander" is just a regular guy in an irregular situation: a mother pulling a Rip Van Winkle, a country going through an extreme makeover, and a Soviet-German romantic relationship. [GO HUMANS! Spread out that gene pool.] It's nice to see those old bombshelters converted to nightclubs. Cheekie. I think they were bombshelters? We didn't hear too much about any of this in America. They/we were more concerned with OJ and Monica Lewinski. I know - I know.... Two thumbs up!
* Holiday by Green Day would go good on the soundtrack.
This review of Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) was written by Howie V on 18 Jan 2011.
Good Bye, Lenin! has generally received very positive reviews.
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