SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

In this moving and thought-provoking drama, the principal theme concerns the human emotion of guilt. The time is fall 1945. The setting is war-torn Berlin. The drama unfolds in a well-furnished apartment that has somehow escaped the bombs. Three characters locked in a room unfold their stories and their secrets. And the message is ultimately one about personal and collective guilt.The central character is Christina (or Frieda), who worked as a prostitute for the Nazis in order to survive. A little girl was born, but subsequently disappeared. Christina/Frieda has not disclosed this information to her fiancé Billy, an American GI and war reporter, who has his secrets as well. Billy fulfilled a mission on the black market, but his action eventually came back to haunt him.The fascinating character of the German inspector played by the fine actor Stephen Lang, who arrives to sort out the truth of what happened to Frieda's baby girl. It is as if the policeman stands for the conscience of a nation, and it will be Frieda's task to at least relieve the world of one lie. The most interesting dramatic symbol in the film is the mountain of watches observed by Billy at one of the death camps. At that moment, time appeared to stop. In one frame of the film, that image is beautiful recreated."Christina" is the rare film that is essentially a stage play that works effectively as a film with no attempt to adapt or "open up" the action. The three actors are terrific, particularly the actress playing Christina/Frieda. The understated performance hit all the right notes in a moving allegory about guilt. At one point, Christina/Frieda recalls a line spoken by her mother, suggesting that "history is circle of blood and water." Three lives come before the bar in this moving drama. And the verdict of the imagined jury is: Schuldig!

Indie films usually stink. Not this one… The acting was okay in this movie. Actually, it was superb. Stephen Lang, especially, was wonderful. I found the American guy rather pointless. The movie could have left without him and it wouldn't have changed too much. The dialog is a bit cheesy and romanticized, but gets the emotions across. Christina is definitely a physiological drama. The plot was surprisingly solid. It may seem pointless and quite boring, but if you have patience, the movie develops nicely. The lighting and colors added to the drama and reminded me of Hitchcock. This movie was low…low, low, low budget, but you didn't really notice. It all took place in one room and there were basically only three people in it. An interesting picture of post-war Germany is painted. I found it very interesting. This film was unpredictable, disturbing, and thought-provoking. I didn't LIKE it, but I don't have any complaints. I wouldn't see it again. I would suggest this may disturb children.

This story's theme may have been dark but it enlightens us to the grim reality of war. Don't miss the opening minutes of the film when actual post-war footage of Germany and its "survivors" set the tone for Christina's psychological dilemma. Sometimes, none of life's choices are pleasant and Christina's were especially difficult. Perhaps we all need the relentless pursuit of a "Reinhardt" in our lives to admit and accept our painful choices. And we need the love and acceptance of a Billy Calvert to catch us when we break. The actors were topnotch with convincing accents as they led you through the twists of the film. You should be prepared to cowl in your seat and bite your fingernails as this plot is compelling -- A must see!

This drama takes place in a single room, a place at first of playfulness and mounting sexual tension, and then very skillfully the film's dialog shifts to confront the viewer with a complex and tense emotional situation that lays bare the awful choices that a young mother has had to face in the holocaust of Nazi Berlin's final days. Steven Lang's performance as a tenacious police detective is totally unexpected for those who saw him as the wonderfully tyrannical Colonel in Avatar. Niki Aycock endowed her character with such a sweep of emotional scope that it could well have required therapy after the shoot. Jordan Belfi's role is that of a reactor to the duel taking place between Lang an Aycock and he handles it seamlessly.It is reassuring that true art can still be produced on a budget when an intelligent script and sensitive direction give fine actors a platform. Superb, instinctive acting is accomplished by the three person cast. A thought provoking and engaging film.