Not a Top-10 Movie

Rating: 3/10 (5 July 2001)

Except for the fact that this is really 3 or 4 small films ( as if written by a committee ), this is your typical ham-fisted Spielberg flick. When it wants to be an art-film it fails, because it really isn't an art film. When it wants to be a Kubrick-film it fails, becuase it really isn't a Kubrick film. When it wants to be a character-study it fails, because again it won't concentrate on any one thing.
I suspect many will automatically give this the thumbs-up simply because it is supposed to honor the memory of those that survived the holocaust -- these people I salute. People who think this really is a great film -- I have to wonder about.