1 December 2008 12:54 AM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
Kate Winslet and David Kross in The Reader
Photo: Weinstein Co. I will be seeing The Reader on Tues, Dec. 9 and after reading a pair of reviews at The Hollywood Reporter and Variety I cannot wait. Kirk Honeycutt at THR has written what may be his absolute best review to date as he finally gives an opinion and gives his readers something to chew on despite his decision to discuss the film's release date schedule in his third paragraph. Honeycutt's review is also more flattering than Variety's Todd McCarthy's as McCarthy seems more interested in reviewing the film's box-office chances, but in the process brings me a sentence that makes me want to see it instantly: Stephen Daldry's film is sensitively realized and dramatically absorbing, but comes across as an essentially cerebral experience without gut impact. Keep that sentence in consideration as I tell you the film is
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