Sentimental, involving and entertaining drama

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2015)

Greetings from Lithuania.
"Woman in Gold" (2015) is shamefully sentimental, yet very entertaining and at the times moving picture. It tels a real story of a woman who wanted to return a painting stolen by Nazis from her family during WW2. The story takes place mainly in present times, but there is flashback story showing us of how did all happen back in the beginning of WW2.
Acting was uniformly good by both leads, but especially by Helen Mirren - man does she also look beautiful at the age of 70! Script is engaging, and director did a very solid job in keeping this movie in pace - at running time 1 h 40 min this movie barely drags and involving from start till finish.
Overall, "Woman in Gold" is a drama, but it's a very entertaining and involving one. It's expertly paced and although it's very sentimental at moments, it's never a "tearjerker" yet it manages to be moving mainly because of very good acting by Helen Mirren. This is a movie that many will adore. A solid 8/10.