Norimberga

Nuremberg is an entertaining treatment of the trial of top Nazi Hermann Goering. Its aim is to be crowd pleasing but also to touch on serious matters, and it succeeds. Russell Crowe is getting all the attention but Rami Malek worked better for me. John Slattery is commanding. Leo Woodall is attention-getting in a smaller role. He has a scene toward the end of the film that made me cry. There are some inaccuracies. Nuremberg addresses the Nazi persecution of Jews to the exclusion of other victims, including handicapped people, Poles, Soviet POWs, gay people, JWs, and others. But that's a minor complaint about a good movie that manages to both entertain and treat difficult material.

This is a well told story of a little known part of the Nuremberg trials. It holds your attention right from the off with a well paced script and outstanding performances throughout.

Of course there is a little bit of artistic licence but if I want 100% historical accuracy I would read a book or watch a documentary. As a drama though this works very well.

Using some b&w imagery to give more of a sense of the time, in the trial scenes when actual archive footage of the holocaust is used it all adds to the sense of watching something from the time.

There is one small aspected that irked me a little bit where certain characters are given some dialogue to shoehorn some facts and timeline. It felt a little bit as though the audience weren't trusted enough to know some basic facts. That may well be true but I doubt those people wouldn't be in the audience anyway.

That aside it is a very very good film. What makes it stand apart though are the performances from Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in particular. Michael Shannon also shines and although a smaller part there is one scene in particular where Richard E Grant stands out. I would not be surprised to see award nominations coming soon.

7.7/10 (Recommend)

First reaction is that this movie deserves to be commended on more than saying the acting was good, the story was heavy, and the pacing was decent. All three of these things ring true, but it was also more than that. It was thought provoking in its humanity, morality, and legality.

So here is my checklist of this film:

• The acting was good, but I don't think any of it was award winning. The variety of actors chosen for each role made everything feel genuine for the era. Most impressive was Russell Crowe actually speaking German. I assumed it would be him speaking English the entire time, but with a German accent. Beyond the acting feeling authentic the sets felt real too. There wasn't just a ton of close-up shots trying to convince you that you were in war torn Germany. They gave you brief avenues to truly see.

• The story was heavy. You know why they're in Nuremberg, and you know the atrocities that took place. But you know when you don't hear a single crunching of popcorn or rustling of snacks, and there's a collective holding of breath, then you know the director has reeled you in. (Humanity) Emotionally it was more pain and hurt seeing the atrocities and not just tear jerking.

• The pacing was good. Despite its 2.5 hour runtime, the pacing was enjoyable. There's very few moments of down time. I would recommend not going to see the film if you've either been sitting all day, or are tired, or both. I was restless throughout because of both of those things.

• The legality and morality of Nuremberg was not something I ever really considered before. These trials were unprecedented and so the cases had to be built from the ground up. It only shows a partiality of this, but it goes just deep enough to give you a sense.

Overall, this is a movie I'd recommend seeing in theatres. The sound quality is spectacular and the visuals are great on the big screen. This isn't an award winning film by any stretch of the imagination, but it does its job well enough to say "these were some of the first men to be tried in Nuremberg. We try to humanize them, but in the end they are evil." It might be long for some, but for others it's good entertainment and possibly the beginning of a knowledge quest.

That's it for now. Thanks for taking time to read my review. Happy watching and enjoy the show!

Probably the best new movie I have seen in a very long time. Great performances and interesting plotlines. The "cat and mouse" relationship between Malek and Crowe is ever changing and complex. Very timeless story of the ascent of evil rings very true today. Much different than Judgment at Nuremberg, and maybe not as good, but still a must see movie.

Saw an early screening of Nuremberg with the Regal Mystery Movie. Honestly, I was expecting another standard WWII film. There are two storylines that interweave. The first being the obvious, the relationship between Douglas Kelly (Malek) and Herman Goering (Crowe). And the story of trying to get the trials set up with Robert Jackson (Shannon).

Positives!

+Some of the most genuine conversations I have heard on film.

+Great set and costumes.

+Fitting Score.

+Interesting interpersonal relationships. Show what it means to put humanity before hatred.

Negatives!

-Some historical inaccuracies.

-Gimmicky black and white news reel moments.

-Rami Malek doesn't always match his words to his face.

Nuremberg is a great film. But not a documentary. Your enjoyment may vary because of that. But Russell Crowe knocks it out of the park for sure. No heavy handed themes. Just factual footage from the camps.

--GremlinLord615.

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