Review of Woman in Gold (2015) by Becks88 — 25 Apr 2015

I enjoyed this movie, feeling that it covered the complexity of the situation fairly well. Most of us will admit the Holocaust was horrible in terms of lives lost but people seem to brush aside the stories of the survivors because they were the lucky ones who lived. Neglecting the irreparable emotional damage that was done. It was refreshing to have a Holocaust movie that 1) demonstrated the emotional damage 2) did not need to hammer in the message by showing emaciated victims and gas chambers. The reviews attacking Mrs. Altmann's action and story to be wholly insensitive and full of malice, criticising the film based on a true story because of the actual story is ridiculous.

The flashbacks were a brilliant way to demonstrate how the ghosts of our past do haunt us, especially when we visit the place where it happened. The film evokes emotion and is thought provoking which is much better than I can say for most of todays movies which rely on good looking actors, hackneyed jokes, over the top visual effects.

Ryan Reynolds and Katie Holmes did seem a bit out of place which is why I a giving this film an 8. I just couldn't connect two these characters. Helen Mirren and Tatiana Maslany were superb in their portrayals of Maria Altmann.