Despite all the horrors that Hitler has caused, there is one good thing he has brought: He gave rise to many many novels and movies and plays a frightening antagonist scarier than what many fiction villains can be.
We are following a young brit and a young German at the event leading to the Munich agreement. The brit practically has to play to role of a spy while the young German is leading a secret Hitler opposition. They know that Hitler will not keep his promise of peace. But what can they do against it?
This was quite nicely done and transports us back to the 1930s letting us feel these fragile times. I enjoyed the movie: There was not really any action but yet it was tense and suspenseful. That is a good thing. There are too many movies with mindless fighting while good dialogue can lead to so much more.
Off the top of my head there are two points that I'm suspicious off. Firstly, Chamberlain came off as very calm and sympathetic but reading up some real life history I wonder how far from the truth his character is.
Secondly, I found this quite ridiculous: Our characters plan to overthrow Hitler with secret acts and secret documents. Where do they discuss this? In a freaking bar next to nazis. How the heck is this realistic in any way? Back in the days, many people didn't even dare speak badly about Hitler at their own homes because their neighbours and even their children could be spying for Hitler. But these guys just mindlessly plot overthrowing Hitler while drinking a beer in a bar next to a myriad of people. Very safe.
But well, it is historical fiction after all, so there ought to be some fictional elements...
We are following a young brit and a young German at the event leading to the Munich agreement. The brit practically has to play to role of a spy while the young German is leading a secret Hitler opposition. They know that Hitler will not keep his promise of peace. But what can they do against it?
This was quite nicely done and transports us back to the 1930s letting us feel these fragile times. I enjoyed the movie: There was not really any action but yet it was tense and suspenseful. That is a good thing. There are too many movies with mindless fighting while good dialogue can lead to so much more.
Off the top of my head there are two points that I'm suspicious off. Firstly, Chamberlain came off as very calm and sympathetic but reading up some real life history I wonder how far from the truth his character is.
Secondly, I found this quite ridiculous: Our characters plan to overthrow Hitler with secret acts and secret documents. Where do they discuss this? In a freaking bar next to nazis. How the heck is this realistic in any way? Back in the days, many people didn't even dare speak badly about Hitler at their own homes because their neighbours and even their children could be spying for Hitler. But these guys just mindlessly plot overthrowing Hitler while drinking a beer in a bar next to a myriad of people. Very safe.
But well, it is historical fiction after all, so there ought to be some fictional elements...