A part of life, as described by the Death in a few words

Rating: 5/10 (31 January 2014)

Reading reviews before, and watching this movie, I've decided to read the novel and forget about the movie. For me, it was just a pile of scraps from some lives put together in desperate search of a meaning. So, until I read the novel, I'll stick to the movie as it is. It is certainly not Schindler's list or La vita e bella. It does try to provoke some emotional response but fails. It's either too short or badly written and directed or both. It ends abruptly just when it becomes interesting. It deals with characters and their destinies superficially, with no explanation what, who, why, when or how. And leaves so many questions afterward. However, the cast is pretty good and Mr. Rush brilliant. But that's it. I'm especially mad at people who mix English (sometimes with an accent, sometimes plain) with German. Jesus, guys, do not take your viewers as fools. Make a movie placed in Germany either in English or German. This mixture is ridiculous. Nobady zer shpoke Inglish zet wel und srtnly not wiz Deutsches akzent. This film is not supposed to be a comedy (although the narrator, Death, tries to say: My job is dirty, but someone has to do it). And, as a matter of fact, the girl stole only one (1) book (probably that's why this is not called The Books Thief) and with no significance to the story. Final question: what did the makers of this movie try to say and to whom?