A good European movie

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2009)

The movie appears to be a Germany/USA production, with a British director, yet its pace and mood are absolutely European (it could have been a French movie). I won't explain the plot, as it's been described elsewhere, but I must say that it kept me engrossed.
I think, however, that the silly habit of having "foreigners" speak in English with the accent of their countries should be eliminated: these are Germans supposedly speaking in German with each other. OK, we hear them in English, but that's for the benefit of English-speaking audiences. Why should they have a foreign accent? They're supposed to be speaking - I repeat - in their own language. This is an anglocentric quirk that should be stopped.
All in all, an excellent, atmospheric movie.