Nice effects though.

Expected more

A Disappointing Continuation

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Okay so you have a cast of excellent actors and an seriously important story that needs, like 'Shchindler's List', to be told, so why make an unbelievable, disjointed, completely out of place titillating, mess of telling it.This Adolf Eichmann, in flash backs, had more in common with a stock character out of the British WW2 sitcom 'Alo Alo' than the blandly evil man he really was. There should be some sort of tacit agreement in Holywood under which all drama/documentaries, on the subject of the holocaust, are to follow strict guidelines of authenticity and due respect for the subject matter.

This movie like 12 Angry Men(1957) takes place mostly in one room. Obviously there are scenes outside of the room, nut most of the important scenes are in the cell. I love the casting for Adolf Eichmann and Avner Less, especially. And seeing as how these are the two characters that we see the most in the film that is a good thing. Thomas Kretschmann plays Eichmann brilliantly. Troy Garity is also good as Captain Less. The movie often shows flashbacks of the war during the interrogation scenes. But mainly I like the scenes themselves. The movie mainly focuses on Avner dealing with the controversy of interrogating Eichmann. Everyone seems to be against him. Things get worse when they find out that Avner's dad was killed at Auschwitz. And Kretschmann as Eichmann is perfect. He seems to capture perfectly the emotions of an evil man trying to cover up his horrible crimes. He even tells Avner that he was never against the Jewish people. It's a very good movie, so go check it out.

I do not typically submit such reviews, but this film cries out for comments. "Using" the inherently dramatic and compelling nature of the Nazi period to create a largely inaccurate film seems to be another kind of crime. Such a period of evil deserves the most sober treatment possible and should not be used to create a kind of historic horror film.All of that is leading up to my strong suggestion that you skip the film and read Hannah Arendt's amazing book about the actual Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, Eichmann: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Here you will find a non-dramatic, non-titillating version of the story that neither exaggerates nor diminishes Eichmann's evil, but rather reveals him in a matter-of-fact way as an opportunist, a careerist who merely wanted to advance, climb the ladder, attain the next "title," etc. He apparently did not have any particular hatred toward Jews. None of this in my estimation makes him less evil; the book actually reveals the "banality" of his evil by taking away the specter of a crazed monster. His evil lies in its being sane and in a sense "ordinary." Therefore, given its serious subject matter, I feel the film only partially reflects the facts Arendt reveals so clearly, obscuring them with with sex and useless side stories. The performances are good, the film is well made, etc. That's not my point. If you want to make a formulaic film, a horror film, a sexy film, or any other kind of film, have at it. But don't use Eichmann as your subject matter. The subject matter is too serious to be misused in any way. Read the book, please.

I saw this movie and got the impression that all Jews are wonderful and genteel. While all German women are whores and the men, ravenous killers. Why did they show so many German women naked and not one Jewish woman? Why did they show Eichmann having sex with his wife and not show the Jewish reporter doing the same with his wife? Why did they not show Eichmann hanging from a rope at the end of the movie? The reason is that whoever made this movie wanted to give the world the impression that Jews are a non-violent, peace loving people. They would not even dare show Eichmann hanging from a rope because that might damage their spin that they are just as hateful and corrupt as any other group of people. What about all the Israeli atrocities against Palestinian women and children. Why don't they make a movie about that?