Wonderful character development!
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
View MoreThis is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
View MoreThe joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
View MoreWatched Anthropoid the other night; an engrossing film to say the least. This film, to be subsequently viewed for full appreciation, serves as an outline to Anthropoid, the Operation, giving us a fast paced synopsis of the back story of Heydrich and the rise of Nazism. While Jason Clarke's acting chops are first rate, I agree with another reviewer, that Clarke, physically, lacks the smooth and effeminate in-life appearance - so eerily in contradiction - to the sadistic monster that was, Reinhard Heydrich. Rosamond Pike is delicious and her portrayal of Lena Heydrich, stellar. Visually, the film is a period feast for the eyes and the attention to detail puts the viewer in the moment. The tempo, is a well balanced mix of drama, eroticism, brutality and action.As previously pointed out in other reviews, some inaccuracies exist, but having viewed Anthropoid first, these may be overlooked. In the final confrontation between the resistance fighters and the Waffen SS, both films convey the action of the futile last stand well, but, with seemingly dozens of German casualties, Wikipedia offers a far less dramatic toll... of the 750 assailants, fourteen were killed and twenty one wounded. I could have done without the ethereal quality of the flooded finale, and overall, preferred the fateful finish depicted in Anthropoid. Again, I highly recommend this film as a subsequent companion piece to its predecessor.
View MoreIt's not authentic. Many mistakes. Amateur approach.
View MoreGreat movie, not only for people who likes history but also for audience who don't interest about that period. First half is some kind of biography and the second half tell us more about Czech soldiers. I think that everyone should see that movie because is shows us that the best scenario writes our life and tell us more about people who live during WW2 and what pushed them to the action which is describe in Kryptonim HHhH
View MoreWhile the story of the assassination of Heydrich in Prague during World War II has been told in other movies up to the point that it invokes a sense of déjà vu this installment can be praised alone for it's grand opening scene with the solemn organ music. This movie sets itself apart from the rest by also showing it from the perspective of the German side and Heydrich' s wife played brilliantly by Rosamund Pike whose beauty you may admire all the same as you will loathe her beliefs. The atmosphere of an occupied city, as far as you can gauge from a free perspective seems authentic. The ruthlessness of Heydrich and the whole Nazi war machine should serve as a reminder of what will be the ultimate consequence of intolerance and blatant racism. The story will always remain captivating for its combination of heroism and tragedy, romance, heartbreak and betrayal even if we suspect that the romance has been emphasized for dramatic purposes. As far as historic accuracy can be trusted we learn that Heydrich's rise in the SS followed a disgraceful discharge from the German navy, together with some scene involving an officer of the Wehrmacht it supports the irritating idea that it was only the Nazi's and the SS that were the true fiends as if not the whole of Germany stood with their arms stretched. Nevertheless I enjoyed this movie quite much for it's raw approach to life and war, if you get to choose a version of the story told so often, this is a good one.
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