Good Bye Lenin! (2002) Reviews
- Starring:
- Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, (more)
- Director(s):
- Wolfgang Becker
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful It's an all right film all in all, but I can't help finding fault with some of it. There's something a bit perverse about working so hard to keep people ignorant of reality. It's something the real ... Read More It's an all right film all in all, but I can't help finding fault with some of it. There's something a bit perverse about working so hard to keep people ignorant of reality. It's something the real world has got too much of.
Some real blows to the film, however, come when the deleted scenes are watched. Included is a scene in which Alex and his girlfriend go through the belongings of the person who used to live in their appartment. They read old letters and bond with one another. The director cut one of the best scenes he had. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful Great mixture of drama and comedy. Main actor is able to effectively portray someone who cares deeply, and whose idealism saves him from appearing ridiculous while conducting a great number of ... Read More Great mixture of drama and comedy. Main actor is able to effectively portray someone who cares deeply, and whose idealism saves him from appearing ridiculous while conducting a great number of implausible plans. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful while the premise was interesting and the plot at times funny, it was like seeing the same thing over and over. the movie loosely hung together, the emotional punch was sometimes lacking. overall ... Read More while the premise was interesting and the plot at times funny, it was like seeing the same thing over and over. the movie loosely hung together, the emotional punch was sometimes lacking. overall it was interesting to glimpse east germany but for a glimpse of east germany before the wall, check out "the lives of others" instead. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful I watched this because it got some great reviews. I had a hard time believing the story line. So she could not handle the truth? It doesn't make sense. I don't think the truth would have killed ... Read More I watched this because it got some great reviews. I had a hard time believing the story line. So she could not handle the truth? It doesn't make sense. I don't think the truth would have killed her. I also did not like the ball dropped on the under-lieing theme with the father. Cute, funny at times but unbelievable. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful This is one of my favorite movies. The characters are transformed at the end, much like the transformations Germany must endure in the early 90s. I love Daniel Bruhl as an actor--subtle, effective ... Read More This is one of my favorite movies. The characters are transformed at the end, much like the transformations Germany must endure in the early 90s. I love Daniel Bruhl as an actor--subtle, effective and utterly believable. Although the plot borders reality, the characters are real--flawed, yet beautiful and forgiveable. Too many things to write--just see it!! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful This movie is about a hard-core communist woman from East Germany who falls into a coma just before East and West are reunited. Her devoted son tries to preserve the illusion that the communist ... Read More This movie is about a hard-core communist woman from East Germany who falls into a coma just before East and West are reunited. Her devoted son tries to preserve the illusion that the communist state still exists after her awakening, and he goes to great lengths to do so. On the surface the movie is about this comic situation, but it also addresses the larger issues of the societal stresses of the downfall of communism, and it does so in a gentle humorous way while not flinching from the pain caused by German reunification. My Russian-born wife lived through glastnost, and she laughed and cried with the family portrayed in the film. Well worth seeing, especially if you're familiar with the historical context. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
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