The Book Thief

But as melodrama, the movie is an absorbing portrait of a communitys indifference to its own. ( Read More )

Josh Terry

Though Leisel is given the protagonists narrative arc, Watsons character is probably the best characterization in the film. ( Read More )

Leigh Paatsch

What keeps this indie drama just the right side of average is a brilliantly measured, Oscar winning performance by the great Jeff Bridges. ( Read More )

Francesca Rudkin

Regrettably it doesnt, although director Brian Percival has created a dignified and handsome film, filled with impressive performances and an emotional finale that will have you fumbling for a tissue. ( Read More )

Richard Propes

For a film with so many emotionally riveting and involving storylines, The Book Thief quite often doesnt move past the facts and into the feelings. ( Read More )

Jason Best

Rush gives Hans genuine warmth and heart; Watson lets us glimpse the tenderness the irascible Rosa tries to keep hidden; and Nelisse matches her adult co stars with a remarkably assured performance. ( Read More )

Debbie Lynn Elias

The Book Thief has stolen my heart. To describe the film in a word, its quite simply, magnificent. ( Read More )

Mark Jackson

It creates a playfully successful illusion of German ness.Liesel and Hans are outstanding. ( Read More )

Richard Crouse

Hes terrific as Hans, a compassionate, light hearted man who understands the gravity of the situation. ( Read More )

John Beifuss

This extremely moving drama suggests the Holocaust story Ray Bradbury might have written: Events are seen through a childs eyes; books are shown to contain a healing, transformative power; and the supernatural is real, if symbolic. ( Read More )

Joanne Laurier

The Gravediggers Handbook is the only available reading material. ( Read More )

Leslie Combemale

The Book Thief offers another lovely treat for fans of veteran actors Rush and Watson. ( Read More )

Sarah Marrs

Its probably a little too modest for its potential Oscar goals, but its a fine film nonetheless. ( Read More )

Richard Haridy

Ultimately not much more complex than the moment in which two children yell I hate Hitler across a lake, it imparts the message that Nazis are bad, books are good, and Geoffrey Rush would make a great dad even in WWII Germany ( Read More )