boring

Rating: 2/10 (11 September 2011)

I was looking forward to watching this film due to it's high rating on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, but it was a total waste of time.
The film was thoroughly boring, nothing much happened in the time available and anything that did happen was done in lack-lustre way.
mise-en-scene was convincing bleak however.
I was expecting to happen to turn it around, but I was disappointed.
More violence from the stasi would have made it more "real".
Also showing a contrast with 'the west' would have made the viewer more sympathetic with the stark reality of the eastern bloc.
I found the choice of characters rather dull.
Just plain boring. wouldn't watch again.