screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Reader

Kate Winslet was great in this, of course, and I was pleasantly surprised that it went in some unexpected directions. However, I was a little disappointed in the Ralph Finnes flashback structure. He was so dour and somber, I just wanted Winslet back on the screen. (And not just because of all the nudity.) It seems to be a movie struggling to break free from the constraints of the source novel. And it’s very British in that way that there’s drama found in characters ALMOST doing things. In spite the gloomy final third, I found this worthwhile if only for Winslet and the clever plot shifts.
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