Director: Peter Kassovitz
Not long ago I reviewed the original East German film that this one is a remake of. That one surprised me in its subtle complexity, but everything that could have gone wrong with that film do happen in this one. This American remake completely favors a hopeful ending that attempts to show the "power of hope" over everything. While hope is not a bad thing, the film does so in mostly contrived and cliche situations.
The film is much less ambiguous and overly simple. There is nothing in the film that is complex, bad guys are easily noticeable and the good guys are as well. I do like the tone of the film, which is more tragicomic than anything. If it was too overly serious and melodramatic I'm not sure I would have been able to stand it. There's really not much to say about the movie, it just doesn't do anything for anyone. Compared to other films about the subject it doesn't add anything new, and even though Robin Williams can be a funny guy sometimes, this one is not even all that entertaining.
Grade: D+
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