Pure fictional sentimentality loosely based on history

Rating: 6/10 (8 April 2009)

In a way, the moral of the story actually seems to be, 'make friends with a Jew and he will lead you to your doom.' But the truth is, it is not convincing because it is so implausible. The events that happened were horrible and undeniable. Yet, it seems the never-ending effort to pull on the sentimental heart-strings of the average 'egotist without a cause' does more harm than good, because in those who have not yet awakened to the reign of reason over passions (and faith over reason), it creates in them an egoic self-righteous sentiment that is more delusion than elucidation. It would seem movies of this nature are the perfect movie to open concurrent with military operations happening today somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean as horrifying as those that took place almost 70 years ago. I will say this though. The kid they got to play Bruno did a great job. Definitely a cute kid. But, no more Nazis with British accents! That takes the scary right out of them! Brits haven't been that scary since about the reign of Henry VIII.