Review of The Reader (2008) by Jose S — 27 Aug 2011
A complex and character-driven drama of overwhelming proportions. Stephen Daldry, along with Winslet, Fiennes and Kross, created a powerful and moving piece of cinematic gold.
The raw and overlapping mixture of image and dialouge is more pronounced than in a usual film; it is the expression that creates the emotion and the lack of dialogue that creates the tension. Winslet was especially suited to this film and brought raw and extrodinary power to the premise and her character; her Oscar was well deserved. Fiennes and Kross, sharing two sides of the same coin, had to work interactively with Winslet's brilliance and together they found a provoking center of character.
Never a propaganda piece, and never an argument for Nazi's innocence, "The Reader" finds the thin line of humanity within the thousands of opposing lines. Daldry managed to grasp an understand of relationship, and put it against it's converse-- reality. Slowly, but surely, and never dully, the film unfolds to create each person; whether good or bad, right or wrong.
A masterpiece of human-cinema. Without seeing this film, you are at a loss. You have not seen one of the most moving films of the decade. You have not experienced beauty, love or pain. A must-see.
This review of The Reader (2008) was written by Jose S on 27 Aug 2011.
The Reader has generally received positive reviews.
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