The Reader is a new movie starring Kate Winslet from Titanic. No, it is not the one with Leonardo DiCaprio, its the one that takes place in Germany. Note, this movie is very emotional and contains tons of sex and nudity. As anyone who's seen one of the other eight movies Kate Winslet is nude in knows Kate Winslet is no stranger to being nude on screen. To stop all you sick-minded readers from thinking this is a porno I give a (very rare for this blog) summery of the film. A 15 year old kid, Michael, is helped one day on his way home from school by a lady, Hanna, twice his age. Very soon the two begin an affair. Very soon after, Hannah asked Michael to read to her (before the sex). Apparently she loved being read to. Very soon something unexpected happens and then the film makes another shift and becomes about the Holocaust (I'm not joking). Kate Winslet gives the standout performance (one of the best of the year). There are many other good performances as well. The movie is paced very well which is surprising for a movie that changes around as much as it does. Still The Reader is a very solid movie. If you don't like watching sex in movies then DON'T DON'T DON'T see this movie, you will want to leave within the first twenty minutes. The Reader opens tomorrow 1/9 in wide release.
The Reader 3.5 out of 4
-Zach
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