Best movie of this year hands down!

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I can't imagine ever forgetting the story of this film's survivor who held on to the diamonds her mother had sewn into her dress hem.What an incredible story of determination and will to survive.If I ever feel discouraged, scared, or worried, all I have to do is remember this unassuming woman's story.Like Steven Spielberg's other work involving the Holocaust, this film is a gift to humanity -- a work to help us remember to oppose evil and never, ever give up.The other survivors who appeared were moving as well -- the beautiful, articulate artist in Houston (who went on to give birth to a retarded daughter) and the late Rep. Tom Lantos. It's hard to imagine how personal accounts of one of mankind's darkest chapters could be delivered more powerfully! The filmmakers' enabling these survivors to revisit Auschwitz and their Hungarian hometowns was a stirring element.My only problem with this film was the almost total lack of information on how these survivors got through the day-to-day of their ordeals. Clearly, each was resilient. But practically nothing is said about what exactly kept each of them going under such abysmal circumstances.Still, this is a magnificently compelling work.

As far as documentaries go this one was informative and fast paced enough to keep you interested. I felt that the selection of vintage footage was right on the mark, along with *most* of the people they interviewed (it seemed kind of pointless to make the old lady go back to the refugee camp*brick factory* and cry, i don't feel it added anything to the story, plus she was not a very good interview). I think it gives us a good look into what things were like at that time, although the viewpoint is obviously biased. That is not to say i wish to trivialize the experience of the survivors, but it seemed odd that they sat the doctor, who had helped the Jews survive the holocaust by enlisting them in harmless tests, next to the old woman and practically let her attack him (an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind). The directing in the movie was nothing spectacular, as no great symbolism existed in many of the key shots, such as the survivors going back to visit the camps, but the work was solid although not artistic (which is par for most all documentaries). In the end this documentary relies upon the fact that it has a subject matter that sells, just as if i were to plunk down 30 million dollars and make a documentary about 9/11 a bunch of people would be on here saying it was the "best movie ever". no offense but subject matter does not a movie make. In conclusion i say if your looking for a documentary on the holocaust from a perspective of (polish?) Jews then this is your man, if you want to see a better story from the holocaust see schindlers list and if you want the whole story read a lot and goto the Museum of tolerance in either LA or NYC.

"The Last Days" is not only one of the best Holocaust documentaries ever, but one of the best films I have ever seen which deals with the Holocaust. The film makes a much stronger emotional impact than even "Schindler's List." The actual testimony of survivors is more gripping than any image that even Spielberg can think up.

I was fortunate enough to see this film at an advance screening hosted by the National Archive of Jewish Film at Brandeis University. This screening was full of professors and experts in the field of Holocaust study. Also present was one of the interviewees of the film.This film effected me in ways that no other Holocaust documentary has. I have been learning about the Holocaust for many years, and I naïvely thought that I understood the magnitude of this disaster. What I realized during this movie was that no one can understand the experience of such a tragedy. Some of the most poignant moments were when the survivors walked through the camps with their children, recalling details along the way. Their children stood dutifully beside their parents the entire time, never understanding what their parents experienced.The film bills itself as "the story of five remarkable people whose strength and will to live represent the extraordinary power of the human spirit." I don't feel that the movie followed this path, but took a different, much more intriguing journey. The audience left the theater understanding that the Holocaust is not something that can be summed up in a movie. Though the movie posed the question "why did it happen?" it never gives an answer. Instead, it shows that there is no way to reach a conclusion when one is faced with such a tragedy.