I expected great things from this film. There is so much potential in stories such as these to make a meaningful comment on our society and the things we do to our fellow human beings. Potential to make the audience wake up and change the way they behave in this world. Sadly this film fell far short of this goal. If indeed that was even it.
Finding the point of this movie was difficult if not impossible. The characters were superficial, lacking any emotional breadth or depth. We are given little to no background information that would help us grasp the horror of their actions or even the necessity of them. There is nothing to help us, as viewer, connect with the characters who seem to be suffering so much. I am always moved by these stories of senseless death. And yet I could barely maintain interest here. There certainly were no tears. And important details like names slipped right past because there was no point in remembering them.
So much could have been done with this film. On the other hand perhaps we were meant to be left in a sort of limbo. The film is after all called The Grey Zone.
If you really want to be moved by a story of the Holocaust rent Schindler's List or the new classic The Pianist. If you really want to be moved by a story of resistance during World War II watch Uprising. Despite it's many flaws, the emotional current is much stronger, the sense of achievement much greater.
Finding the point of this movie was difficult if not impossible. The characters were superficial, lacking any emotional breadth or depth. We are given little to no background information that would help us grasp the horror of their actions or even the necessity of them. There is nothing to help us, as viewer, connect with the characters who seem to be suffering so much. I am always moved by these stories of senseless death. And yet I could barely maintain interest here. There certainly were no tears. And important details like names slipped right past because there was no point in remembering them.
So much could have been done with this film. On the other hand perhaps we were meant to be left in a sort of limbo. The film is after all called The Grey Zone.
If you really want to be moved by a story of the Holocaust rent Schindler's List or the new classic The Pianist. If you really want to be moved by a story of resistance during World War II watch Uprising. Despite it's many flaws, the emotional current is much stronger, the sense of achievement much greater.