Overrated - too many flaws

Rating: 4/10 (5 March 2014)

I've watched many holocaust movies however this one was one of the worst ones i've seen. There were way too many "BS" scenes and half-way through the movie I actually started to get quite bored.
Firstly the "attempted German" by Geoffrey Rush is horrible beyond repair. All due respects to him being a great actor, but casting him in this one was a fail. You sometimes catch him attempting German with a subtle American accent which mixed like oil and water. Apart from the frequent "Ja!" (Yes) at the suffix of each sentence, His attempt was nothing short of terrible.
The last 35mins of the film felt like the Producer and Director both nodded at each other in reference to sealing off this movie before it drags on like a game of boring tennis.
What also annoyed me was the scene where Max (the Jew) walks out in the night during heavy bombings smiling to the Sky, while the locals all camped in basements. I'm yet to see any person actually perform this action in the act of warfare.
Eitherway this film was flawed with bad (attempted) accent which rivaled John Travolta's Serbian accent attempted in Killing Season coupled with BS scenes and attempts while portraying a True Story. Watch the Pianist if you want a decent holocaust movie