Great soundtrack!

Rating: 6/10 (29 April 2011)

This film is way too long. The flashback sequences of both his wife and Dachau death camp need to be edited down, or out completely. The pacing is very slow- I just about shut it off after the first hour. A friend says it gains on a second viewing, which normally I'm open to, but I don't know if I have the patience to sit through it again.
The film is very well cast - especially Kingsley and Max von Sydow! Leonardo and Mark Ruffalo are also very good.
Actually the best part of this film is the soundtrack - mostly modern 2oth Century composer such as Ligeti, Penderecki etc. As a rule, I don't buy soundtracks, but this is an exception! The music supervisor was Robbie Robertson, from the Band. I'm impressed!