I
finally was able to watch The Book Thief
this weekend. I was anxiously waiting for it to be released, and I just never
really got around to see it. “Anxiously” waiting is the key phrase. The Book Thief is one of my favorite
books, so I was extremely nervous that the movie would disappoint me. I am
happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised.
I
thought the casting was brilliant, even though I thought Liam Neeson would be
the perfect Hans. Geoffrey Rush had a spectacular performance, however, and I
wouldn’t have been surprised if he had received an Oscar nod solely for the
scene where he breaks down and cries because he put his family in danger.
One
of the issues I had was the voice of the narrator, a.k.a. Death. The voice did
not sound like a weary, but still comedic entity but instead the narrator of a
children’s movie, which the book thief definitely is not. Overall, however, I thought
that it was a beautiful film that captured the themes of the book.
IMDb Rating: 8/10
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