The Book Thief

[jetmydog01]

Saw the book thief this evening. Film totally captured the book, audience was silent from start to finish, because of the excellent acting, script and scenery.
If you get a chance to see this film take it, it is rare you get a story line that gets your attention from the very begining.

[GeoGeo]

Just beautiful .....completley captured by the relationships in the film in particular the family dynamic. Totally engaging and realistic. 8 out of 10 for me. I even clapped at the end albeit I was alone in that endeavour .

[hlm]

Loved this film. Wasn't so sure about the voice over choice of death but was a thought provoking film.

[GeoGeo]

Beautiful soundtrack and superb acting. Accents a bit whack but supported by excellent story. Thank you to Clive for tickets much appreciated.... 8/10 for me.
Loved it

[Beate]

Merged! Please don't start threads for films that have threads already!

[alythonian]

Loved this film. Yes, the voiceover was somewhat surreal and odd, but the film was very very good and I ciuldn't help but be moved by the film and the story.
It was very well done and all the leads played their parts well.
I saw the ending coming at 200 miles but I'll forgive them.

8/10

[sandypiper]

I thought the film dragged in the Middle. I looked at my watch, and found I was only an hour into the film.

Roger Allam was the voice of God. In my mind I kept hearing him tell 'Endeavour Morse' off, as he was / is the Inspector in the ITV Series. Talk is, Roger Allam, is being considered for any remake of Maigret.

[Brian1502]

While everything that has been previously said is true I still found myself looking at my watch about 3 times in last 40mins wishing for what was bound to be a tearful finale to happen and for this film to be over. If only the director had been a bit more ruthless with the scissors this might have been an almost perfect film for me. For the first 90 odd minutes which was great storytelling I would give this 7/10.

[missmac]

I can't agree with the previous comments, I was utterly enthralled from start to finish. A tear jerking full whack of a 10/10 from me. Both myself and my OH were in tears (although he would hate for me to tell you that!) A brilliant film for a brilliant book.

A definite & strong 10/10

[ladams888]

Saw this in a packed Kingston last night. I really enjoyed it (although “enjoy” is probably the wrong word). It was interesting to see the Nazi build-up from the perspective of a child, who, although accepting of her situation, doesn’t understand the full complexities of what was happening. Liesel was obviously part of the Lebensborn programme whereby children were taken away from their “subversive” parents and placed with childless German families. A beautiful performance from the always-engaging Geoffrey Rush and likewise Emily Watson. The real star of the film was Sophie Nélisse – she was emotional without being maudlin, engaging without being precocious – I was absolutely entranced by her, right from the start. I am sure we will be seeing a lot more of her in the future.

The scenery was stunning, the music perfectly balanced, the casting and script spot-on. For me – a very well-deserved 10/10