Extremely detailed, and way too long

Rating: 3/10 (19 September 2004)

Having traveled from the Netherlands to Germany to see this movie, you might understand I was quite curious about this German production.
Well, in the beginning, the movie is fairly exciting, it gives a very accurate picture of life inside the Berlin bunker. Hitler as a person is depicted realistically and is interesting to watch. But, after a while, things become boring. Everyone who has some interest in Second World War history knows what happened, and it is indeed shown in detail. No minor detail of the happenings is left out. Although this is ideal for purists and Nazi fetishists, for the play itself, which must be considered drama rather than documentary, it makes the movie a very long sit, leaving the viewer only to wish the movie goes to an end. Another point of criticism is the fact that of the main players, no biography is given somehow during the play. Younger people,like me do not exactly know what names like Speer, Göbbels and Goering were responsible for in the third Reich.