Read the book instead

Rating: 3/10 (4 March 2014)

Worst war film I have ever seen. You felt no real compassion for any of the characters or the Jewish people. The main part of the film ended in 1942 and then it jumped forward 3 years to the end of the war. At this point you were left wondering what had happened to the characters in the mean time as it gave no explanation to where Liesel or Max had been in those three years or how if there had been contact between them in those three years. The film also went at an incredibly slow pace which made me feel like I could have read the book quicker. It felt more like an episode of Downton Abbey than Schindler's List, which I'm sure the director hadn't intended. The only good part of the film was Geoffrey Rush but even he was not at his best. Overall, I believe the film does not do the book any favours at all and you should avoid at all costs.