Hey Kid, Forget about her

Rating: 5/10 (14 February 2009)

Greetings again from the darkness. Just not much for me to latch on to in this one. Found it often slow moving, nearly boring. The big climax appears to be should the Kid jump up in court to save her or let her maintain her "dignity" by going to jail for life.
The only two things that prevented this from being a total waste of time was the performance of Kate Winslet and some well photographed scenery. I certainly wouldn't rank this as one of the better films of 2008.
It is always a pleasure to see the great Bruno Ganz work. Here he plays the kid's law professor who provides some life advice, which the kid basically ignores. Mr. Ganz was truly spectacular as Hitler in "Downfall".
Not much else to say as the courtroom drama held little suspense and the love scenes seemed to go over the top in a meager attempt to give some depth to the film. Ralph Fiennes sleepwalks through his role as the grown up kid. There is no shortage of love stories or Holocaust films and I suggest selecting another.