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13_pines

Black & White Movieee!

Jan 07, 2011 17:07

The Good German (2006)
Screenplay by: Paul Attanasio (based on the novel by Joseph Kanon)
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran, Ravil Isyanov, Lelan Orser, Christian Oliver, and Robin Weigert

Synopsis: When journalist Jake Geismar (Clooney) arrives in post-war Berlin to cover ( Read more... )

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Comments 4

olsonm_raymond January 8 2011, 05:00:22 UTC

I thought this was an interesting movie but a little thin. Like you said, something felt missing even if it wasn't. I don't know old style film noir that well, so maybe it was there and we just missed it. A very old fashioned movie.

13_pines January 8 2011, 18:02:10 UTC

I completely agree with you. I liked it to an extent, but I also thought it would have benefited from a little more exposition. The movie had the potential to be really great, but it just fell short.

flippet January 8 2011, 20:10:09 UTC

I've never heard of this one...should try to find it.

IIRC, Paul Attanasio is the husband of Katie Jacobs, who is one of the showrunners for House. (Paul technically is too, but I don't know how much he is responsible for - I never hear of anything.)

I enjoy film noir to a degree - had to take a class in it in college, which helped quite a lot. It's a more precise style than might initially appear.

13_pines January 8 2011, 20:36:25 UTC

I *thought* his name sounded familiar! House is where I've seen his name before! He also created Homicide: Life on the Street...I used to watch that show regularly when it was on the air.

The movie had it's problems, but it was decent over all. If you like film noir, it's worth a watch.