Set in the 1960s through to the late 80s, the movie revolves around a middle-aged woman, Hannah Schmitz (Kate Winslet) and a young boy (David Kross) who have an affair in which the woman 'provided' the boy with sex as long as he read to her.
The movie was somewhat of an emotional roller-coaster. In the beginning it was mellow, then it became weird, then happy, then disgusting (the affair), then sad, then at the end... sadness with a strange hint of calmness to it.
Ok, I admit it, I'm lazy to write this 'review' because I am just plain lazy and the movie was'nt that great to be honest. It wasn't bad... it just wasn't my cup of tea. The acting was good, by both Winslet and Kross. The plot was a wee bit predictable - the whole Nazi-Jew thing is kind of overused - , anyone could have guessed the ending and the plot progression. But fortunately, though it was predictable, it wasn't boring as most would expect.
*SPOILER*
I would think that to plead guilty to a war-crime just because one is illiterate is a bit over the top. But well, thats why its in a movie.
*SPOILER*
IN A NUTSHELL:
Pros: Decent acting, emotional storyline but from a different direction | Cons: pretty bad ending, the twist could have been greater, story was a bit off at times (messy),quite disturbing | Rating : 6/10
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