Believe the hype: this IS the best German movie in years

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2006)

German movies usually have one of the following two problems: Either they mistake boredom for art or they mistake silliness for entertainment. Thus, the movies leaving this country usually bore the foreigners to death and/or try to be funny - but aren't.
"Das Leben der Anderen" is different. In my opinion it one of the very few German movies that meets the international standards in this area of entertainment: It tells a very intelligent and interesting story, keeps the audience entertained and excited from start to end and leaves the viewer affected and thrilled.
I would not be surprised at all if this film became a great international success.