Conspiracy
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Movie Reviews of Conspiracy
Movie Review: Hell's boardroom
Summary: 5 Stars
Can the greatest horror of the 20th century really be this mundane? How do a few mediocre men, who in other circumstances might have been board members of the largest bank in a small city, orchestrate the crime of crimes? I return to this film over and over in an attempt to understand. And it may well be the best effort that film can muster toward that understanding - but only in the context of Schindlers List or the documentary, Auschwitz. Still, despite our best efforts, we come down to the reality that there simply is no understanding to be had. Kenneth Branagh's Heydrich is subtly menacing and arrogant. Stanley Tucci"s Eichmann is brilliantly understated - appropriate to the officious little functionary. The screenplay manages to touch on much of the push and pull surrounding the Wannsee conference that day in February of 1942: Operation Barbarosa, the assault on the Soviet Union, was mired in a deep freeze for which the Wehrmacht was ill-prepared; the American industrial juggernaut was about to be introduced into the mix; for the first time, the National Socialist vision of a world dominated by Germania was in doubt; and the Gestapo was determined to be the dominant agency for the final solution to the Jewish question. "Do they [the Jews] even have a hell?" asks one of the participants. Heydrich (Branagh) answers, "They do now, we provide it." Indeed they did.Movie Review: Incredible film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this when it aired on HBO, after hearing the rave reviews some friends gave it. The film is exceptionally well-made, with precise attention to every little detail. You almost feel like you're there in 1942.The performances all around are simply superb, most especially from Kenneth Branaugh, who once again establishes a strong screen presence. He's just a joy to watch.
What's great about this film is the creepy sense it gives you watching it. This is a meeting that actually took place in 1942.. while there are no doubt a few of the usual Hollywood refinements, this is all-around a true story. Considering the subject matter.. It's a little spooky to see these fifteen men sitting around a table discussing a chain of events that would scar history forever, in such a lackadaisical way, as though they were discussing the weather over a cup of tea.
Because of it's true-to-life subject matter, this could almost be viewed as an educational film, and I intend to show this to my children as part of their education concerning the German atrocities committed during WWII. "Never Again", as the plague before the walls of Auschwitz states.
But all around, this is a must-see. Rent it if you can, buy it for your collection, or catch it the next time HBO airs it. You'll definitely want to see this one. You'll remember it.
Movie Review: "We Will Not Sterilize Every Jew And Then Wait For Them To Die. We Will Not Sterilize Every Jew And Then Exterminate The Race."
Summary: 5 Stars
Kenneth Branagh is absolutely chilling in his portrayal of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the most evil men in the Nazi regime. I saw this film for the first time a few hours ago on DVD, and it just sent shivers up my spine, watching as Heydric, Eichmann, Klopfer ("A prick," as Heydrich calls him), Dr. Roland Friesler (who presided over the "Trials" of the men involved in the plot of July 20, 1944; please see "Valkyrie" for a filmed version of the events) and the others discussed what would become known as "The Final Solution." I went into this film knowing only a few minor details, but this movie is excellent for fans of the actors and historians. Mr. Branagh is an excellent actor, and deservedly won an Emmy for his menacing portryal of Heydrich, while Stanley Tucci won Best Supporting Actor. Colin Firth, Ian McNeice and the other actors were well cast in their roles. Very good film. It's nerve-wracking watching these men coldly debate about The Final Solution, which would snuff out six million Jews. The Holocaust is a tragic event which must never be forgotten. God Bless The Jews.
Alas, my only complain stems in the sparseness of the special features. they could have included more behind-the-scenes footage, a copy of the conference and more interviews with the cast & crew. I highly recommend it.
Movie Review: Apparantly "A viewer" is one of those people
Summary: 5 Stars
You know the ones: The Moon landing was filmed in a sound stage, Jim Morrison is alive and well and living in Paris and the Holocaust never happened. Your explanation of the technical details of the Final Solution are as empty and vacuous as the inside of your apparatly Neo-Nazi shaved head. Trying to dismiss away the holocaust as a rumor or fable as you soo succintly did in your review shows that there is still such an overriding hatred towards the Hebrew people that people can write such nonsense as you have wriiten. This movie may not have all of the facts, but it makes up for it in spades elsewhere. The acting of Brannaugh and Tucci, the historically accurate uniform, setting, mannerisms, and the 100% accurate portrayal of the Nazi war machine as a blood-thirsty, misguided, and childish group of boys, frames this movie along with the likes of Shindler's List, The Pianist, Grey Zone, Uprising and escape from Sobibor. I am not a Jew, but I empathize with all of those that lost thier lives, loved ones, or everything they owned to the Nazi infantile war machine. If you need a little prodding to help you rejoin the human race, visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. Get a grip "A viewer" Goose-step back in to the human race.Movie Review: Giving a Face to "Evil"
Summary: 5 Stars
Watching the film, "Conspiracy," is quite an experience. One feels themselves almost identifying with the characters and viewing them as nothing more than a group of business men, at an important luncheon, discussing a pressing matter.Of course, these are not merely business men, and what they are discussing is mass genocide. We hear these mens names in documentaries on the History Channel and in history books, but it is quite fascinating to put a face to them in this film.
The script is solid and the acting is terrific. While there isn't much in the way of physical action here, the dialogue is riveting and thought provoking.
Brannagh is perfectly calm, cool and collected and Tucci is wonderfully understated. Colin Firth all but steals the show with his monologue in which he basically says "treat them like animals and history will martyr them and view us as the evil one." Interesting perspective indeed! This line, along with much of the rest of the script really makes one think.
I highly recommend this film to any history buff or anyone who just enjoys clever dialogue and terrific acting.