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βthe overall rhythm felt somewhat "stagnant" in its somber pacingβ
famfacat Β· Metacritic β
βThe first half is practically pornographic and, by the end of the film, feels entirely pointless. I am no prude, but the sex in the first half has no purpose other than to establish the relationship between this man and woman, which is plainly obvious to anyone watching. Even worse, it's pedophilia on the part of Kate Winslet's character and the way in which it is normalized is honestly sickening. The graphic nature of this first half is completely unnecessary and exists just to be titillating.β
Spangle Β· Metacritic β
βThe following thirty minutes attempt to extract sympathy for a woman who was a **** guard in Auschwitz just because of her "secret" and her earlier relationship with the main character.β
Spangle Β· Metacritic β
βThe final thirty minutes, however, are brilliant. In these sequences, Ralph Fiennes is absolutely a sight to behold and is brilliant.β
Spangle Β· Metacritic β
βThis is a storyline that was supposed to evoke emotion, yet I found myself not caring at all. I should have been conflicted, but instead I didn't care about her fate β much like the older Michael (Ralph Phiennes) didn't seem to either.β
hanneguacamole Β· Metacritic β
βThe handling of penultimate scenes deserve kudos.β
Divin3 Β· Metacritic β
Read 28 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 26% Β· scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score Β· how this works
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βWinslet deserves an Oscar for her amazing performance.β
Jenni Miller, Premiere Β· 100
βKross and Winslet's intense performances and Daldry's deliberately placid control of tone make the material work as a love (and hate) story as well as a metaphor.β
Tasha Robinson, The A.V. Club Β· 91
βThe Reader is significant because -- like another film opening today, "Valkyrie" -- it asks us to see not just the Jews but the whole German people as victims of the Holocaust, and to view Nazism as more a product of explicable ignorance than inexplicable evil.β
William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Β· 91
βThe crucial decision in The Reader is made by a 24-year-old youth, who has information that might help a woman about to be sentenced to life in prison, but withholds it. He is ashamed to reveal his affair with this woman. By making this decision, he shifts the film's focus from the subject of German guilt about the Holocaust and turns it on the human race in general.β
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Β· 88
βThere is a sense of ambiguity at the core of The Reader that makes it all the more brutal, all the more honest in its deflowering of love and what one imagines love ought to be instead of what it too often is.β
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle Β· 78
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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βthe overall rhythm felt somewhat "stagnant" in its somber pacingβ
famfacatabout 0β100% inread it β
βThe first half is practically pornographic and, by the end of the film, feels entirely pointless. I am no prude, but the sex in the first half has no purpose other than to establish the relationship between this man and woman, which is plainly obvious to anyone watching. Even worse, it's pedophilia on the part of Kate Winslet's character and the way in which it is normalized is honestly sickening. The graphic nature of this first half is completely unnecessary and exists just to be titillating.β
Spangleabout 0β50% inread it β
βThe following thirty minutes attempt to extract sympathy for a woman who was a **** guard in Auschwitz just because of her "secret" and her earlier relationship with the main character.β
Spangleabout 50β75% inread it β
βThe final thirty minutes, however, are brilliant. In these sequences, Ralph Fiennes is absolutely a sight to behold and is brilliant.β
Spangleabout 75β100% inread it β
βDavid Kross is really effective in this tale of a young boy ("Michael") who encounters "Hanna" (Kate Winslet) as he shelters in her doorway from a rainstorm. In fairly short order, this fifteen year old boy becomes her lover; in return she gets him to read to her. He is soon infatuated and devastated when he turns up at her apartment one day to find her gone. Skip on thirty years or so and he - now Ralph Fiennes - takes over a retrospective of her story as we discover she was tried for being a pβ
CinemaSerfread it β
βI didn't turn this movie off after the beautiful sex scenes only because two others were watching it with me. The mere fact that "Germans" were speaking English totally destroyed the whole "suspend disbelief" for me. This film is an awful rendition by Brits of an award-winning German book. Perhaps, only someone from the Nachgeborenen (to coin Bertolt Brecht's meaning of German post-Holocaust generations) should have made this film. The two stars are for Winslet and Kross. The rest sucks.β
badelfread it β
βThe Reader blends a controversial romance with post-war German guilt, presenting a layered, emotional story carried by powerful performances and thoughtful direction. Despite some logical gaps, the film succeeds in portraying personal and societal struggles through its characters' trauma and secrets. Itβs a compelling watch for those drawn to slow-burning dramas with moral complexity. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)β
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