Performance of Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2006)

After having viewed this movie several times both in the theater and on cable TV, along with having seen my own copy on DVD I have always been quite impressed of the Oscar nominated performance by Liam Neeson. Now with all due respect to actor Tom Hanks who'd won for his role in "Philadelphia" I've always felt that the best actor honor should've gone to Liam Neeson. I don't recall the other nominated actors that year though his portrayal of Oskar Schindler was outstanding and very convincing. And besides the following year at the Oscar ceremony Tom Hanks won the top acting honors for "Forrest Gump." Furthermore I've always found that this movie at the time was really over-hyped back in 1994. And today I still consider this movie to be quite overrated! There are many fans of Tom Hanks who'll disagree and that's understandable. I'll even add that Liam Neeson was robbed of the best actor award. I've followed the history of the Jews, the Nazi party and WWII for many years and still hold this film in awe.