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Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Cate gets punched againPosted: 4/15/2008A review of The Good German by Somebody2171 The best part is when Cate gets punched in the stomach. In case it hasn't been noticed, this is at least the third movie in which Cate Blanchet gets punched brutally in the stomach by a man. And once again she acts it out superbly! Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  German is classical filmPosted: 12/4/2006A review of The Good German by Charles1030 George Clooney adds to his increasingly prestigious rogues gallery of film portraits as the one guy in this unsavory lot trying to stay clean. Cate Blanchett gets everything right -- the accent, her German dialogue, the weary sexuality (deliberately reminiscent of Marlene Dietrich) and the amorality her character has embraced. Tobey Maguire (Spider-Mans 1, 2, and 3 (Opens May 4, 2007)) is wonderful as a guileless young man for whom the war has unleashed hitherto unknown desires, excitement and greed.
The seamless mix of archival footage and sets is much superior to what was possible in 1945 Hollywood. The murky shadows and slightly smudged look of the cinematography -- by Soderbergh under the pseudonym Peter Andrews -- fit the old style, as well as the theme of darkness reaching out to blot the light. The editing -- also by Soderbergh under another pseudonym -- keeps things moving right along at a lets-get-to-the-point speed that even Jack Warner would have admired.
Bottom Line Its a classical film! Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  YeaPosted: 5/30/2006A review of The Good German by Tuit11 Woo Hoo first review. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-3 of 3 Per Page | ||
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