Not interesting and overrated

Rating: 5/10 (7 November 2014)

When I was watching how this Stasi works, I was only thinking "This is disgusting."(and in no way enthralling). Though I don't think that this film is appalling, I've seen movies that were worse. It's not about using of clichés. I haven't seen many clichés in the film either. It is a very naive film, a very naive plot\story. Though the ending is good. His girlfriend turns out to be a whore? A stupid whore.
The story isn't much interesting, much intriguing to me. I don't really get what's so great about it.
The world of GDR, shown in the film, has reminded me the Russian classics. If you like it you should read some old Russian novels, which Russians read in schools.
" I think this is the first German movie which shows this system as it used to be" - we saw this in "Good bye, Lenin!" too, the moment when the mass freedom-demanding meeting was brutally suppressed, what even has appeared shocking to the mother. I've heard even more disgusting things about the socialistic system.
"The acting is superb, the direction impeccable" - the direction I think is good, but the acting... The main character... Such play got to be very subtle, therefore it's hard to implement. I DON'T BELIEVE! Far-fetched!