educallejero
1st Act: Emotion. This is the act were the toughest things happen. This is were Diane Kruger acts the freaking hell out of this movie. Not that she's bad after, but if you aren't convinced about her performance here, I don't know what to tell you.2nd: Plot precision. There is plot since the start, of course, but here, there is alot of attention to detail, the story goes one way and settles the table for the third act. Is more than anything a plot driven part, with little character moments here and there, but is perfectly done.3rd: Visual Symbolism. The ending closes the movie on a literal note too, but serves the purpose of elevate the whole thing to another level by some, although a bit obvious, beautiful symbolism where everything that the movie stands for is clear for you to process
r-poldermans
Acting stood out in this movie: very believable. However after part 1, perpetrators have been caught and the trial starts, the pace slows quite a bit. From time to time it is boring or standing out. The revenge, part 3, started out promising but was not exiting. All in all, my expectation was different (higher) after reading the summary of the movie.
daavid_duarte
I really enjoyed because make me think with the script but also with the images, the movie is capable to make you feel what is happening trough the images. Highly recommended. Main issues in this movie are: racism, justice, vendetta, lost.
jamesgalloghly
I watched this film with no expectations and was blown away by the depth and quality on offer. Firstly its a very well told story with Diane Kruger giving one of the best performances I've ever seen. She gives a real performance for a genuine lead who struggles with the death of loved ones. The court case is superbly executed with an unforgettable performance from Johannes Krisch and the suspense in the final chapter is gut wrenchingly powerful. This is easily the best film I've seen this year and I'm now going to look at Fatih Akin's previous work.