An enjoyable drama film, with solid, if not great, performances and some thrilling action

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2009)

I found this movie to be very interesting, although not Oscar-worthy.
The drama was intense and bleak at time, with fine performances by Liev Schreiber (especially) and Daniel Craig, who I commend for going in the opposite direction from the Bond films. The film was somewhat informative, and I don't feel that it deserves the controversy that surrounds it. In fact I didn't even think that the Moses thing was too petentious, if you see what Tuvia Bielski accomplished.
Believe it or not, this really isn't an action film, just a family drama with action sequences. Those sequences were well done, although sometimes, two groups shooting at each other gets a little tedious.
It has some great scenes, including one with a captured SS officer, which was really interesting.
All in all, an intense drama with some cool action, even if it changes facts a bit...