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Dec 23, 2008 · The crucial decision in "The Reader" is made by a 24-year-old youth, who has information that might help a woman about to be sentenced to life in prison, but withholds it. He is ashamed to reveal his affair with this woman.
Jan 9, 2009 · 63% Tomatometer 204 Reviews 79% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings Michael Berg (David Kross), a teen in postwar Germany, begins a passionate but clandestine affair with Hanna Schmitz (Kate...
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Directed by Stephen Daldry and written by David Hare, "The Reader" is a thought-provoking and surprising drama that takes the viewer in several different directions. Though some reviewers on this site are critical of Daldry and the film, in lesser hands, "The Reader" would be a total, erratic mess.
Dec 9, 2008 · “The Reader” is a scrupulously tasteful more on that word tasteful later film about an erotic affair that turns to love. It is also, more obliquely, about the Holocaust and the generation of...
Nov 30, 2008 · ‘The Reader’: Film Review. The lively, nonlinear structure imposed by screenwriter David Hare and tight, focused direction from Stephen Daldry make this an engaging period drama. But German...
Jan 30, 2009 · The Reader: Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain, David Kross, Kate Winslet. Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Though Daldry's film comes across as too long, disjointed and detached to achieve greatness, to its credit, The Reader asks tough questions and doesn't give easy answers.
Dec 10, 2008 · An immaculately crafted, splendidly acted drama with a message at its core of forgiveness and humanity. It's also blatantly manipulative, and, upon reflection, rather banal. In other words, it's the epitome of Oscar bait and almost serves as a step-by-step guide to creating such a beast. Read More.
Dec 10, 2008 · The Reader. Director: Stephen Daldry; Genre: Holocaust drama; Running Time: 123 minutes; Rated R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
The Reader. 58. Metascore. 38 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 75. ReelViews James Berardinelli. The Reader is closer to a near miss than a rousing success but, on balance, this is still worth seeing for those who enjoy complexity and moral ambiguity within the context of a melodrama. 70. The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt.
