Review by Elise120

I really really wanted to love this movie. After all, the story is compelling and hits so close to home for me (my uncle was a defector of Hitler's SS and was executed for being a traitor). I'm also a fan of August Diehl who's a terrific actor. However, this film was too long, tedious and excessively melodramatic with Malick's typical self-indulgent style. His camerawork consists of wide angle shots, odd extreme closeups and annoyingly choppy jump-cuts which gave me a headache.