A brilliant and simply stunning film

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2008)

David Kross promises to be a young talent that is waiting to explode in films, and his role in THE READER is a mesmerizing and stunning role for a young man who learned English in order to play in the film. Kross and Winslet are glorious in scenes which are both of a tender nature, and at times frightening with the intensity of two tigers waiting to claw one another. The film is beautifully shot, locations are in complete relation to the story, and watching the face of David Kross look at Winslet is a treasure to behold. Stephen Daldry has directed an immensely important film of human flaws, coupled with the history of World War II Germany, and Kate Winslet better take the Globe and Oscar home for THE READER.