The Counterfeiters [2007] Movie Reviews on MovieClock

The Counterfeiters

22 user reviews

8.5/10

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Based on the real-life Nazi plan, this very tense and stressful drama rises among one of the best concentration camp movies due to some amazing performances. One of the best movies of the year for sure. It deftly avoids getting melodramatic which is a long-standing problem of many hollywood prison or concentration camp movies. I'm beginning to get addicted to the whole hand-held camerawork that Paul Greengrass used to great success in the 2 most recent Bourne movies as well as United 93. It adds an extra level of tension to an already suspenseful film. It is again used here by director Stefan Ruzowitzky and I think it totally works. Without taking a stance on the moral issues dug into this film, the movie sympathizes with those that play their cards to win even though the rules of the game are ruthless. The camera is mercifully kept inside the counterfeiters' separate barracks and we are left to guess as to what is going on in the rest of the camp. This is an especially haunting aspect of the film in numerous places where our imaginations can betray us. Very unsettling.

9/10
7.24.2008 - patrick,sullivan@ - age: 26-35

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I went by the poster and failed to see it was in German since the poster was in English. I resent being essentially duped into seeing a film about the Holocaust, when I am interested in seeing historical films, but not when I expect to see a film about European gangsters. Is that supposed to be a joke? Lousy joke. Plenty of folk are interested in history and are not in need of a lecture about WW2 under the pretense of a romantic action flick. Extreamly poor move by the promo people.

6/10
6.21.2008 - knownspace@ - age: 26-35

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Superb movie! Worth watching!! Serious subject matter, but a human film with multifaceted characters. Captivating film.

9/10
6.18.2008 - littlekatus@ - age: 18-25

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Very good movie, but at times, not easy to watch. I can understand why it won an Academy for the best foreign film. Based on a true story and it's believable! Worth 8½.

9/10
6.1.2008 - black,jack@ - age: 50+

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This film is truly a masterpiece, similar as "The Pianist" and "Downfall". Such films reminds us the sins of war.

10/10
5.29.2008 - daniel@ - age: 26-35

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Very interesting movie, good actors and a true story...

9/10
5.2.2008 - bernlarouche@ - age: 36-49

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"Jedem Das Seine", or "To each man what he deserves" as the sign read on the workplace wall, symbolizes an important moral question which is faced by this movie. Do the oppressors and the oppressed really get what they deserve? Faced with impossible moral dilemmas, such as to whether it is nobler to die today for a cause or to live until tomorrow to struggle (in perhaps a relatively insignificant way) against oppression, each man in this movie attempts to resolve in a different way. Or, is it better to give up a fellow prisoner to save oneself or some other prisoner? Fortunately, the movie focuses on some of the best treated concentration camp prisoners which saves the viewer from seeing much of the worst brutality which existed in those situations. In german with english subtitles, it is well worth the effort.

10/10
4.27.2008 - vitaeterna2004@ - age: 36-49

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Very interesting movie, sometime hard to watch...

6/10
4.25.2008 - sentenza99@ - age: 26-35

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Excellent movie. Beautifully complex and interesting. I went and saw 'Smart People' just before this and that was a waste of time and money. I'm glad that I went and saw 'The Counterfeiters' after.

9/10
4.22.2008 - tygerrr@ - age: 26-35

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Sometimes difficult to watch, but an amazing compelling story.

9/10
4.6.2008 - wardhuber@ - age: 50+

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This movie is fast paced, quickly moving along in a storyline fashion. It was comprehensive, poignant and highly emotional right to the end. Knowing that it is a true story made it all the more interesting. It was fascinating to watch the counterfeiters try to perfect the dollar and the pound. The side story about the prisoner who felt it wrong to be enjoying beds/food/bath while others were starving to death or worse, being gassed, added to the tension already felt by those who were just trying to survive. No matter how many times I see movies about the holocaust I am not any less shocked than the time before. This movie not only reminds us of the horror of the concentration camps but worse, it demonstrates the inhumanity of the guards. The realism is this movie is remarkable. The Germans sure do go the distance when it comes to detail in their movies.
7/10
3.31.2008 - penny-lil@ - age: 36-49

First review.

A must see... excellent acting and nice scenario, not suggested to people under 15.

9/10
3.28.2008 - ougabouga2002@ - age: 18-25

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Truly, one of the better movies of our time. Excellent acting. Anticlimactic. Non holywoody. Best of all - a true story - which is simply amazing. Even a "scum of a person" can become a saint under some circumstance.

10/10
3.23.2008 - nimrodlevy@ - age: 26-35

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Too long. More and better editing would have made a huge difference.

6/10
3.22.2008 - forss_80@ - age: 36-49

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It's hard to imagine how this story could be done any better. Brooding menace throughout. Riveting. Depressing theme, but worth seeing nonetheless. Both my sister and I thought it was excellent.

10/10
3.20.2008 - jamesgibsoncraig@ - age: 50+

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Well done German film. A great history lesson although a sad reminder of the Nazi brutality. The performance of the lead actor is worth it.

9/10
3.19.2008 - riverdalekid@ - age: 50+

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This movie is outstanding. There is literally nothing I can say against it, and I'm a harsh critic. However, if you're in the mood for a lighthearted flick, choose something else.

10/10
3.18.2008 - chloedbrooke@ - age: 18-25

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This movie is well acted and does not fall into the trap of character caricatures that this genre is capable of. The prisoners are in conflict with each other which adds realism to the story. But the story itself - concerning the counterfeiters - I did not find to be particularly inspiring or of great interest. It is the character interactions that hold your attention. It is more a story of prisoners of war than of the Holocaust.

7/10
3.17.2008 - mikebrunet@ - age: 50+

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Great movie. Interesting plot and character development. I looked forward to how it all played out.

8/10
3.17.2008 - rotoron67@ - age: 36-49

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A well-made movie, great characters (although the main character doesn't strike me as much of a Tango-dancer), not flashy and, because of that, quite convincing.

8/10
3.9.2008 - erolboran@ - age: 36-49

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Yes, it was excellent, and grueling, too. 'Sally' plays a fascinating ethical foil to his fellow prisoners in the concentration camp as they struggle with the fact that their efforts are subsidizing the Third Reich. The film is well crafted, the plot believable, the Nazis alternating between grotesque violence and love of kinder, their prejudice vile. Not an easy film. Not a date flic, but one worthy of reflection and its Oscar. Directed by an Austrian whose grandparents were Nazi sympathizers.

9/10
3.3.2008 - iispiral@ - age: 50+

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