Review of The Reader (2008) by Hollyc — 04 May 2009
Winslet definitely deserved her Oscar (though I haven't seen Revolutionary Road yet)--her portrayal was fascinating from start to finish. There is nothing black and white about this film for me (other than that Winslet is great and I loved Kross as well).
No easy judgement of the characters or what they did, mercy regarding personal shame and punishment--all totally shown in their complexity-- and I'm pretty sure that was the idea. As soon as you want to condemn someone, you must face your own moral relativity.
This film gives you many chances to judge or sympathize and leaves it to you to figure it out. Bravo.
This review of The Reader (2008) was written by Hollyc on 04 May 2009.
The Reader has generally received positive reviews.
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