Book Thief, The : Movie Review


I hate starting reviews this way but I have not read Markus Zusak’s incredibly successful THE BOOK THIEF. About five minutes into this unfortunate film adaptation, I really wish I had. It is clear from the plot that there is a great richness to what makes up this story. This richness is just wasted in Michael Petroni’s screenplay and then completely rendered trite by Brian Percival’s direction. You can always feel the potential throughout the film, especially when it is escalated as far as physically possible by this beautiful ensemble of actors, but it is always out of reach. Again, I’ve never read the source material but I can’t imagine fans of the fiction connecting with this interpretation.

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Author : Joseph Belanger