So since I'll be watching the Academy Awards in a few minutes I decided I should make an effort to see another nominee before the show, so I went to see The Reader this afternoon. I could nitpick it. So I will for a moment. Honestly I wasn't thrilled with how Stephen Daldry shot some of it. Some of the conversations seemed oddly or ineffectively framed, and some moments could have been crisper (why didn't he just end the film with "so tell me"?). And don't get me started on the character-age problems. Winslet's make-up was laughable, and David Kross doesn't look like he's scene 15 in years. But those nits picked, it's a really good movie. I can see its Best Picture appeal.
Posted by armand at February 22, 2009 07:55 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies