The Grey Zone
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Movie Reviews of The Grey Zone
Movie Review: Not for the light hearted
Summary: 5 Stars
Only reason Im giving this 5 stars is because of the violence. Im so sick of movies that try to dummy up the violence in war movies (ex: pearl harbor, although a good movie, pg-13) This is what really happened ladies and gentlemen, even as graphic as this movie is, they still do not show you all of what they did to torture these people. In order for you to understand just how horrible this time in history was, this movie is a good place to start. There will probably never be a movie that shows you everything, I think the censorship board would never have this. Anyway, only cons I have: Its a bit slow in parts, and at times hard to understand because of the politics. Hang in there though, it gets clearer in the end. Anyway, one final note: If you like harry met sally kind of movies, stay away from this one, this is not for someone looking for a movie with happiness, peacfulness, an serenity, This is pretty horrific, and will disturb some veiwers, I garentee a select few people will turn it off at some point. Very sad movie! The ending also does not turn out as you would hope...pure depression!Movie Review: As Disturbing as Any Holocaust Film You'll Likely See
Summary: 5 Stars
This film, written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, is based on a true story written by a Hungarian doctor (a Holocaust survivor who worked under Mengele). You are instantly, from the first eerie shot, drawn into the inner-world of the Nazi death camps, into the realm of the Jewish workers in charge of removing and burning the bodies from the gas chambers. By doing this work, the Nazis grant them an extra four months to live and allow them extra rations. They are doomed, and they know they are doomed. Life is worth a gold watch, or maybe not even that much. The performers -- Harvey Keitel, David Arquette, Mira Sorvino -- are nearly unrecognizable in their uniforms or prison garb, their heads shaved closely. Death is commonplace, hardly worth raising one's head to observe. It's unlike any Holocaust drama, and perhaps, just perhaps, a vision of the unimaginable experience itself. At the end, the director draws something unexpected and close to miraculous out of the flames and ashes. Moving, thought-provoking, disturbing.Movie Review: Commercially courageous
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this film in an "indie" movie theatre. I came out speechless but thinking "Thank You" to the people who made the film. It doesn't have the epic scope of
Schindler's List, since it only covers 3 days. But it's also
fact-based and the handful of "leading actors" are outstanding. The dialogue walk s the line between "probability" and touching on philosophical questions.
Buy this film if you can handle the subject matter, in which
everyone is morally tainted, but which is an evident labor of
love and commercially courageous because these kind of hyper-realistic holocaust films (and this takes place entirely in Auschwitz - unlike Schindler's List or Sophie's
Choice) usually don't have much commercial success in
America. An outstanding film in all respects - and Harvey
Keitel is brilliant and chilling - but be prepared to be shocked, depressed and challenged. But, as Camus wrote:
"Revolt is the only true expression of being alive."
Movie Review: the accents are irrelevant
Summary: 5 Stars
Strongly recommended.
You read, you discuss, but the sheer inhumanity of leading your countrymen into a gas chamber, listening to their deaths, and then rolling them into a crematorium defies description by any words that I know of. This film does not sentimentalize, it's not heartwarming, and it is unrelentingly brutal.
As far as the artistic merits of the film are concerned, I do not have a problem with neutral accents of the Sonderkommandos. Indeed, it adds to the humanity of the men placed in a horrific situation, at least when viewed by western audiences.
The clipped dialogue betrays "The Grey Zone"'s stage roots - but in the end, the dialogue is not particularly necessary. We are shown the horror of the 12th Sonderkommando groups day-to-day existence, and their moral dilemma that is only relieved when they are inevitably executed by the SS.
I can't say I enjoyed this film, but I'm glad I saw it.
Movie Review: A rare thing!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
THE GREY ZONE (2001) Directed, written and Produced by Tim Blake Nelson. Executive Produced by Harvey Keitel.
Starring David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Mira Sorvino and Harvey Keitel.
Based on the true story of a revolt at Auschwitz in late 1944 which resulted in the destruction of one of the gas chambers, this film is one of that very rare breed of film..a Holocaust film that is not good because everyone is afraid to say otherwise but a Holocaust film that IS actually very very good. In fact, it is part of that very small number of Holocaust films that are actually great. Forget SCHINDLER"S LIST and the rest of those purile Oscar, Emmy and career chasers, this is the real deal. And it has the distinction of Keitel actually giving a performance rather than just looking constipated as he always does!!