Review of The Reader (2008) by R.l. Shaffer for IGN DVD — 19 Oct 2010

Manipulative and flawed, but interesting and occasionally moving.

You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.

This review of The Reader (2008) was written by R.l. Shaffer and published by IGN DVD on 19 Oct 2010.

The Reader has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of A Time to Kill (1996)

By Anthony Puccinelli (5) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Oct 2007

Like many artists today, Grisham and Schumacher exploit racial tension without understanding it…

Read Review

Review of Primal Fear (1996)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 04 Mar 1999

You'd get more of a jolt from Angela Lansbury on Murder, She Wrote and more intellectual stimulation from a cozy game of Clue…

Read Review

Review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

By Lenny M (222) on 16 Jan 2010

Ok alot of people like this movie , I don't get it ,, I saw the movie and I think it sucks really ha ha…

Read Review

Review of Jules and Jim (1962)

By Ninja-Sam K (4) on 09 Mar 2007

Found this incredibly dull. The only remotely standout moment was the War scene. Which was far too short…

Read Review

Review of American Psycho (2000)

By Chris Phillips (6) for Movieline (883) on 16 Apr 2001

Harron, thankfully, chooses to leave most of the carnage to our imaginations, but without any psychological backing for Patrick's bloody acts,…

Read Review

Review of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

By Mikel. (18) on 17 Jul 2009

This is the all-time worst movie I've ever seen (all the way through). Too long, too boring, too uninteresting…

Read Review

Review of Four Minutes (2006)

By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 17 Oct 2008

Underneath the harshness and the severity there is a thick, spongey layer of pure Hollywood schmaltz, and the movie runs on predictable lines…

Read Review

Review of Monster's Ball (2001)

By Robert C (1,701) on 02 Oct 2017

This movie is awful…

Read Review

Review of La Chinoise (1967)

By Jim H (1,089) on 15 Mar 2011

So it's a satire…

Read Review

Review of Mississippi Burning (1988)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Jan 2019

Unfortunately, the central narrative premise of Mississippi Burning sets up the FBI as the sole heroic defender of the victims of southern…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Reader

2008

72%847 Reviews

The Da Vinci Code

2006

59%981 Reviews

City Hunter

1993

69%147 Reviews

Se7en

1995

83%872 Reviews

Open Season

2006

58%688 Reviews

Kill the Irishman

2011

64%440 Reviews

Click

2006

61%880 Reviews

Bandits

1997

62%449 Reviews

Imaginaerum

2012

60%46 Reviews

Focus

2014

59%614 Reviews

Review of The Reader (2008) by R.l. Shaffer for IGN DVD — 19 Oct 2010

More Reviews of The Reader

There is a straight forward narrative process throughout this intelligent and engaging piece about the aftermath of the Holocaust, but the…

Slow burn of a movie about long ago first love. Just awesome. Kate Winslet deserved her Oscar…

Much better than expected! A complicated move…

Interesting movie kate sure like to be naked with the young boy…

Like many narrative filmmakers who walk on their tippy-toes when dealing with the Holocaust, neither Daldry nor Hare seems eager to make the…

My opinion of Kate Winslet has changed for the better since she took a few more less flattering roles; this type of role suits her a lot better…

It is only, frankly, the strength of Winslet's performance that rises above conventional surroundings and makes The Reader the experience it…

I found this movie very touching, and moving. I was crying about half the time during the film…

The Reader may have its flaws, but Kate Winslet´s mesmerizing multi layered performance elevates this thought provoking historical drama…

Another catch up film of the past that I missed. Hands down, Kate Winslet's best performance to date IMHO…

Reviews of Similar Movies

Like many artists today, Grisham and Schumacher exploit racial tension without understanding it…

You'd get more of a jolt from Angela Lansbury on Murder, She Wrote and more intellectual stimulation from a cozy game of Clue…

Ok alot of people like this movie , I don't get it ,, I saw the movie and I think it sucks really ha ha…

Found this incredibly dull. The only remotely standout moment was the War scene. Which was far too short…

Harron, thankfully, chooses to leave most of the carnage to our imaginations, but without any psychological backing for Patrick's bloody acts,…

This is the all-time worst movie I've ever seen (all the way through). Too long, too boring, too uninteresting…

Underneath the harshness and the severity there is a thick, spongey layer of pure Hollywood schmaltz, and the movie runs on predictable lines…

This movie is awful…

So it's a satire…

Unfortunately, the central narrative premise of Mississippi Burning sets up the FBI as the sole heroic defender of the victims of southern…