Review of The Reader (2008) by Dana Stevens for Slate — 13 Dec 2011
Slow-acting poison. For the first third of the movie, you'll experience a not-unpleasant tingling in the extremities, giving way to an encroaching torpor. An hour in, your pupils will have shrunk to pinholes, and by the time the closing credits roll, you'll be capable only of a dim longing for the defibrillation paddles.
Who would have thought a movie about a beautiful, frequently naked female Nazi could be so dull?
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This review of The Reader (2008) was written by Dana Stevens and published by Slate on 13 Dec 2011.
The Reader has generally received positive reviews.
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