The Counterfeiters is an easy watch. The lead is an original character, a sort of realist criminal, yet it is hard not to find him intriguing. The story is true, though the movie has invented dramas that were not so true. You need to look at the special features on the dvd which interviews the man the lead was based upon, and the man whom wrote the book the film is based on, to realise the differences. But even he admits that the movie captures the essence of the time. It's not as poignant or shocking as Schindler's List, but it is poignant, and there are shocks. This is a wonderful movie. There are way too few movies on the Holocaust. This is an exceptionally interesting one. This is a very good one.
Review of The Counterfeiters
