Truly Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2003)

In post-war Germany, 4 Nazis who served in the Ministry of Justice are tried for crimes against humanity by an American tribunal.
Every time I go to Europe I invariably find myself in one of the many Holocaust museums scattered throughout the continent. And every time I do, my holiday mood is always instantly erased. I become filled with an overwhelming urge to smack the next local who dares look at me askance. This uncontrollable reflex certainty that all the people around me had a part in atrocities of Naziism just completely takes over. It's ridiculous, but I can't help it. If you can't get to Europe, see this film. It does an absolutely masterful job of exploring the question of universal culpability, not only by Europeans, but by people everywhere. Techincially the film is flawless, the acting must be seen, no justice can be given to it here. I want to know when Hollywood stopped making quality films like this, films that examine the question of Truth without slipping in the idiot politics of the all too often idiot filmmakers. Top Ten this is, Top Ten I say!!!!