The Exception
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman.
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- Cast:
- Lily James , Jai Courtney , Eddie Marsan , Christopher Plummer , Janet McTeer , Ben Daniels , Anton Lesser
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Excellent, Without a doubt!!
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
A book based film, partially inspired by the real, but I really loved. In the backdrop of the world war two, it focused on the German royal family, Kaiser. An officer sent to protect him during the nazi Germany's invasion of Europe, possibly from the spies. So during his stint, all events that unfolded were revealed to us with a twist at the end. The twist was predictable, so they did not hide it for the perfect moment and to make the film entirely rely on it. What's important is it was more a straightforward narration. Though there were some tense moments.Overall a great drama. I did not know what to expect, whether a thriller or romance, but it mixed them all together nicely. Of course, Jai was good, and so Lily James, but I was very impressed by Christopher Plummer. This film was awesome because of this 88 year old Canadian actor. Directed by a newcomer, and he did his part nicely. One of the fine addition to the world war two related dramas. It has a strong sex scene, otherwise would have been fit for all. Definitely I suggest it if you're interested!7.5/10
I have never ever written any movie reviews. Now i purposely made an account here to write the review. Because this movie just caught my heart. And i then wanted to compliment it. Although i've learned it was a fictional, it was still centered around the later days of "Kaiser Wilhelm II". The story was amazingly beautifully crafted. Thanks all for making this movie! 10/10
This movie started OK but the story underperformed in the end. And with a bellow average story this was far from a memorable movie.The acting was good enough from the actors. In this mediocre movie Christopher Plummer's acting was one of the good things this production had. I also liked the acting of Jai Courtney. But this didn't gave the actors enough to work with in the first place.There were a lot of very predictable and silly things going on in the story. Those were annoying to watch. For example the last escape was ridiculous. The girl was a spy. What a BIG surprise!! The character development of the Jai wasn't complete. They could've shown more.I was not impressed with this one. Not recommended.
Much like most of the people who will watch this movie, it caught my eye simply because of my obsession with films based around the war, and this time in history.This film is not very historically accurate, so if that is important to you, you better stay away. HOWEVER if you do don't much care for historical accuracy, and you are looking for a Nazi War Film with superb acting, then this is DEFINITELY the film for you! The Acting, wardrobe, and cinematography were all excellent in this movie!(7/10) - The only reason i am giving this movie a 7/10 is because this movie is somewhat predicable, as is the case for most "Romantic Movies", but it is still an amazing story that i would recommend anyone to watch!