I love the blond haired boy!

Rating: Null/10 (14 May 2014)

**I don't like to rate movies, because they should be about personal interpretation. But below is what I thought about The Book Thief.**
Really gorgeous film. The actors are extremely captivating, it's easy to watch, there's laughter, there're tears. It's really great. But there are a couple of things that annoyed me...
1) Confused tone: I didn't know if it was a children's movie, a drama, fantasy... The tone is very confused and I was forever trying to decipher where it wanted to sit with the audience... Maybe that's the media student in me.
2) Why must there be a narrator?? The narrator is 'death'. I get it. But it's so unnecessary. Immature. I hated it. The plot isn't so difficult that you need it. I know in the book it works, but it shouldn't be there. Really tasteless.
3) Accents. This one is a bit biased. I have a very specific opinion about movies that try to be authentic by having western actors portray specific accents. Eek. Either use Germans, or get rid of the accent! Also, why do they need to have UNDs and JAs in every sentence... Either speak English or speak German! Urgh! It really annoys me. Would have preferred subtitles to be honest... but of course, no American worth their soul will venture out into the subtitle world unless your name is Mel Gibson. Shame.
That's it. Promise. Besides these annoying traits, it was a beautiful movie.
I cried like a baby when Rudy (the boy with blond hair) dies. He is such a sweet kid! So charismatic. The young actor I also have seen to be quite an impressive little man. Really got me to relate to the character... Gorgeous! I hope to see him in many more movies.
Geoffrey Rush - awesome, as per the usual. This man makes me love every character he plays.
The end, where we are introduced to her life is a beautiful thing. War movies, they really make you be appreciative of everything you have...