Manipulative drivel from the worlds most celebrated 'child' film-maker

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2002)

Spielbergs renditions of the same film over and over again with the usual disallusioned protagonist caught up in backdrop of supposedly threatening results. Spielberg is a quick study and there's no doubt about it: He is a child, depicting stories that clearly immitate life(well his anyway) and this 'magnificant film' proclaimed so boldly by the masses represents nothing but( as a noted critic said on its initial release) Indiana Jones in Krakow. And thats not all ,despite about three hours of over-elaborate,one-dimensional,black and white(screenplay and cinematography) sentimentality that smacks of indulgance( oh i didnt know what behold the jews in WW2!) We have to endure a shameless ending of direct manipulation. Did well at the box-office (and the oscars, who seem content in handing awards to dire rubbish,Forrest Gump,Braveheart and Titanic to name a few) largely thanks to spielbergs bucket load of adoring fans who idolize the boy out of all proportion.