Robert Carlysle is Hitler, as we follow him in his early years until he becomes the sole leader of Nazi Germany. A fragmentaric movie but at times, interesting as we all know what happened next.
Too bad the movie doesn't focus on Hitler's childhood years, nor his career as a painter. These stages of his life take about 5 minutes to tell, apparently, and before we know it Hitler is in WW 1 where he became a korporal.
The film then slowly explains how Hitler gains more and more power, and how he's reacting to that. At times, this was a bit dull, as we're saying to ourselves: alright, get on with it.
Not sure why the Hanfstaengl family had such a big part in this one, as it's unclear what they really want or how they really feel. And the movie reads more like a documentary instead of a movie based upon facts. Sometimes this formula tends to get a bit boring. But it's a good history lesson I suppose.
Good acting all around, as I give my final score: 6/10.
Too bad the movie doesn't focus on Hitler's childhood years, nor his career as a painter. These stages of his life take about 5 minutes to tell, apparently, and before we know it Hitler is in WW 1 where he became a korporal.
The film then slowly explains how Hitler gains more and more power, and how he's reacting to that. At times, this was a bit dull, as we're saying to ourselves: alright, get on with it.
Not sure why the Hanfstaengl family had such a big part in this one, as it's unclear what they really want or how they really feel. And the movie reads more like a documentary instead of a movie based upon facts. Sometimes this formula tends to get a bit boring. But it's a good history lesson I suppose.
Good acting all around, as I give my final score: 6/10.