Ganz's acting is frightening and fantastic

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2011)

The movie shows the last moments of the famous Nazi dictator before his suicide on April 30th 1945 in a bunker in Berlin. The film starts 10 days before Hitler's fall and director Oliver Hirschbiegel shows the desperation of the Germans, including the Nazi officers, as Berlin is invaded and bombarded by heavy artillery. Facing chaos, the characters break down one by one in their desperate measures.
Bruno Ganz's acting is frightening and fantastic. Everything from accurately nailing Hitler's accent to his imposing authority and yelling in scene is surprising. Ganz was nominated for best actor in the European Film Awards (he really deserved it) and the movie was nominated for best international film in that year. It gets 8 stars from me as the movie itself is quite exhausting - could have been briefer. But the point of view is great and it's not another American nationalist film.