Review of The Reader (2008) by Mohamed A — 03 Dec 2012
Ok the acting is Great. I can see why Winslet won the Oscar for this (even though I found her better in "Revolutionary Road") and Fiennes is just great but this movie is slow, dreary and ultimately pointless.
The nude sex scenes between Winslet and Kross are about as unerotic as you could get and their relationship just doesn't make sense. The trial scenes in 1966 are interesting but the discussions on guilt and who is guilty go on endlessly and get repetitious quickly.
After 90 minutes I thought the movie was over but we get another 34 minutes that is deadly dull and completely pointless. This is one of those movies that has "We're trying to win an Oscar" written all over it.
It's slow and somber and full of weighty issues--but that Doesn't make it a good movie.
This review of The Reader (2008) was written by Mohamed A on 03 Dec 2012.
The Reader has generally received positive reviews.
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