The Good German

by Lakin460 Sun 01 Apr 2012, 23:32

Getting ready to watch The Good German. Never seen it. Black and white, huh. Ok, let me know what your opinion and I'll let you know what I think once I'm done. WTF....Tobey McGuire??? Here goes.....

by it's me Sun 01 Apr 2012, 23:39

ohhh how much time....
those articles.....

it was a good film
but people didn't get it

by cindigirl Mon 02 Apr 2012, 00:06

Lakin, I thought it was a good film. I watched it on DVD. You may have to watch it more than once to get the story. IMO George did over-act a bit in it, but his acting did improve since then. Cate Blanchett was excellent. I think a lot of people were turned off because it is in black and white, but I enjoyed it.

by melbert Mon 02 Apr 2012, 01:58

I enjoyed it too. A little slow in places, and I agree, seeing it a couple times to get all of it helps.

by Lakin460 Mon 02 Apr 2012, 02:05

Ok, just finished it and here's my 'off the cuff' synopsis. Cate Blanchett gives a great performance. She has a real screen presence and her skill as an actor is evident. I get the film noir style (I hope I'm using that term correctly - 1940s style black and white melodramatic a bit (or alot) overdone. I appreciate they were going for a specific genre effect. Liked George in it, though not his best role that I've seen so far. The ending developed too fast IMO to engage me emotionally in the outcome. BUT I still enjoyed it, though it's not my fav GC film.