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Today’s DVDs: The Reader, The Spirit
This week’s DVD slate is awfully thin, with only two offerings, and neither one is all that appealing.
The Reader: This drama about a young boy who falls for a woman who turns out to be a Nazi benefits from a fine performance from Kate Winslet, who won an Oscar for her work, although she should have won for her superior turn in Revolutionary Road. This film’s sense of its own self-importance is so pervasive, it sucks the life out of the story. An overdose of repressed emotions left me cold. The picture is dedicated to the memory of producers Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella - either of whom would have directed a much better movie than Stephen Daldry did. GRADE: C-
The Spirit: Having partly helmed Sin City, Frank Miller takes a solo turn behind the camera with this adaptation of the Will Eisner comic that failed to please even the geeks.
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By Zack McGhee
April 14, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by THE READER, but reviews were so tepid that my expectations were dangerously low. Disappointingly, the Blu-ray will arrive two weeks later than today’s DVD.