THE BOOK THIEF

THE BOOK THIEF IS A 2013 AMERICAN-GERMAN WAR DRAMA FILM DIRECTED BY BRIAN PERCIVAL AND WRITTEN BY MICHAEL PETRONI. THE FILM STARS GEOFFREY RUSH, EMILY WATSON, SOPHIE NÉLISSE, BEN SCHNETZER, AND NICO LIERSCH.

THE FILM IS ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL LIVING WITH HER ADOPTIVE GERMAN FAMILY DURING THE NAZI ERA. TAUGHT TO READ BY HER KIND-HEARTED FOSTER FATHER, THE GIRL BEGINS ''BORROWING'' BOOKS AND SHARING THEM WITH THE JEWISH REFUGEE BEING SHELTERED BY HER FOSTER PARENTS IN THEIR HOME.

THE BOOK THIEF RECEIVED GENERALLY POSITIVE REVIEWS, PRAISING NÉLISSE AND LIERSCH'S PERFORMANCES AND JOHN WILLIAMS' SCORE AND HE WENT ON TO BE NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARD, BAFTA, AND GOLDEN GLOBES FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE. METACRITIC GAVE THE FILM A RATING OF 63/100.


                                                              PERSONAL REVIEW

DIRECTION                                 :   7.0/10   

SCREENPLAY                              :   7.4/10                 

PERFORMANCE                           :   8.3/10      

EDITING                                     :   7.0/10   

MUSIC                                        :   7.8/10   

CINEMATOGRAPHY                    :   7.0/10   

GENERAL                                   :   7.5/10

OVERALL                                                  :   7.4/10 (GENERALLY POSITIVE)